Formation of the structural-phase state of titanium-matrix composites reinforced with tic during synthesis and hot pressing, and their testing as ballistic-resistant (bulletproof) protective materials
Ti-40 wt% TiC and Ti-6Al-4 V- 40 wt% TiC metal matrix composites were obtained by the hydrogenated powder metallurgy approach, followed by post-sintering densification by hot pressing. The composites obtained were characterized by high hardness values, which were 700-1300 HV due to nearly-dense microstructure, high content of reinforcing titanium carbide particles and non-uniform redistribution of reinforcing phase in the matrixes. The high hardness of the composites in the as-densified state resulted in a significant improvement of ballistic performance of two-layer Ti-based metal matrix composites. It is shown that the proposed approach for the manufacturing of layered Ti-based metal matrix composites is promising for practical application.
Authors
- Bartosz Fikus (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0383-6984)
- Oleksandr Stasiuk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2781-3293)
- Anton Osipov (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1968-8795)
- Judyta Sienkiewicz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5372-1862)
- D. V. Vedel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0755-7322)
- Jacek Janiszewski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3783-8774)
- P.E. Markovsky (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3649-2727)
- D. V. Oryshych (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-5369-8688)
- Serhii Taran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6119-5871)
- Krzysztof Piasta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6331-5590)
- Dmytro G. Savvakin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4001-2973)
Institutions
- Military University of Technology in Warsaw (PL)
- Interregional Academy of Personnel Management (UA)
- Frantsevich Institute for Problems in Materials Science (UA)
- G.V. Kurdyumov Institute for Metal Physics (UA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Scientific Reports
- Published
- 2025-10-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-20136-0
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Advanced materials and composites
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.71
Funders
- Wojskowa Akademia Techniczna