Phase equilibria, phases and compounds in the Ti–C system

The results of experimental and theoretical investigations of the phase equilibria in the titanium–carbon system are generalised. The generalised thermodynamic characteristics of disordered titanium carbide TiC_y , are reported. Peculiarities of the crystal structures of all the known and hypothetical compounds of titanium with carbon are considered in detail. The X-ray diffraction patterns which allow identification of all these compounds are presented. The phase diagrams of the Ti–C system constructed with allowance for atomic ordering of non-stoichio metric carbide, TiC_y, and for the existence of the molecular cluster-like compounds Ti₈C₁₂ and Ti₁₃C₂₂ (TiC₂) are discussed. The bibliography includes 142 references.