Effect of nickel additions on the oxidation kinetics of double titanium and chromium carbide powder

The effect of powdered nickel additions (10-33 mass %) on the oxidation kinetics of double titanium-chrominm carbide produced by the method of self-propagating high-temperature synthesis, and also that of plating the synthesized carbide pow der with nickel (26 mass %) was studied. The effect of nickel concentration and powder particle size on rite oxidation resistance at different temperatures was different. However, it can be stared that plating the carbide powder with nickel increased its oxidation resistance at all temperatures in the range 600-1000 degrees C, excepting 700 degrees C. The degree of oxidation of the carbide and nickel constituents were estimated. Activation energies for the initial and parabolic stages of oxidation were determined.