Compositions based on titanium nitride are used for the production of refractory materials and protective coatings and can also be applied as diffusion barriers in microelectronics. A common material-binder is nickel, which allows different regimes to be worked out for materials and coatings production technology.

The nanocrystalline microstructure of titanium nitride is a continuous grid flled with nickel, which allows high failure loads to be applied for compacted articles and coatings.

APPLICATIONS

• Powder metallurgy; hard alloys production.

• Wear-resistant or decorative coatings.

• Microelectronics.

Tunneling microscope images of clad titanium nitride particles (a, b) and histograms of particles distribution.