Narrow Results

The following sections are included:

• Introduction

• Experimental Methods
  • Time Resolved Diffraction Measurements
  • Preparation of Combustion Synthesis Specimens
  • Temperature Profile Measurements
  • Spatially Resolved X-ray Diffraction (SRXRD) Measurements
  • Titanium Samples for Welding
  • Welding Setup and Procedure

• Results
  • Time Resolved Diffraction Data
    • The Synthesis of TaC
    • The Synthesis of Ta₂C
    • Temperature Profiles of the Combustion Front
  • Spatially Resolved X-ray Diffraction Data
    • Phase Mapping in the HAZ of Ti Fusion Welds
    • The α Pattern
    • The α_AR Pattern
    • The α_RG Pattern
    • The α_BT Pattern
    • The β Pattern

• Discussion
  • Combustion Reaction Temperature
  • Chemical Dynamics of the Ta-C Combustion Synthesis
  • Thermal Distribution in a Ti Fusion Weld
  • The α_AR Pattern: Location and Associated Microstructure
  • The α_RG Pattern: Location and Associated Microstructure
  • The β and β_L Pattern: Location and Associated Microstructure
  • The α_BT Pattern: Location and Associated Microstructure

• Concluding Remarks

• Acknowledgments

• References