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Metal nitrides and carbides powders were synthesized by the spark discharge method in liquid ammonia at 100 °C and 11 kV of the spark discharge voltage and in n-heptane at 25 °C and 7.5 kV using the pellets of aluminum, titanium, iron and chromium as the starting material. The main products were AlN, TiN0.51, γ-Fe, β-Cr2N in liquid ammonia, and Al4C3, TiC, γ-Fe, Fe2C and Cr7C3 in n-heptane. The agglomerated particle size decreased with increasing melting point of the metal used as the starting material.
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Sato, T., Usuki, K., Okuwaki, A. et al. Synthesis of metal nitrides and carbide powders by a spark discharge method in liquid media. J Mater Sci 27, 3879–3882 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00545471
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