Zusammenfassung
We measured the volume thermal expansion of Ti3SiC2 from 25? to 1400?C
using high-temperature X-ray diffraction using a resistive heated
cell. A piece of molybdenum foil with a 250 m hole contained
the sample material (Ti3SiC2+Pt). Thermal expansion of the polycrystalline
sample was measured under a constant argon flow to prevent oxidation
of Ti3SiC2 and the molybdenum heater. From the lattice parameters
of platinum (internal standard), we calculated the temperature by
using thermal expansion data published in the literature. The molar
volume change of Ti3SiC2 as a function of temperature in ?C is given
by: VM (cm3/mol)=43.20 (2)+9.0 (5) ? 10-4T+1.8(4) ? 10-7T2. The temperature
variation of the volumetric thermal expansion coefficient is given
by: av (?C-1)=2.095 (1) ? 10-5+7.700 (1) ? 10-9T. Furthermore, the
results indicate that the thermal expansion anisotropy of Ti3SiC2
is quite mild in accordance with previous work.
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