Yijiang Liu; Yihan Liang; Chengwen Bin; Man Jiang; Qingguo Feng; Chunfeng Hu

doi:10.1016/j.exm.2026.100030

Extreme Materials ›› 2026 DOI: 10.1016/j.exm.2026.100030

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Deep-cooling thermal shock mechanisms of Ti₃AlC₂ ceramics in liquid nitrogen

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This study employed liquid nitrogen to simulate a cryogenic environment. Ti₃AlC₂ samples were rapidly induction-heated in air and then cooled in liquid nitrogen. The results indicate that as the heating temperature increases, the residual flexural strength of the samples exhibits an overall trend of first rising to 590.8 MPa and decreasing later. It is noteworthy that due to the extremely low cooling temperature of liquid nitrogen, the oxide film on samples surface peels off upon exposure to liquid nitrogen at quenching temperatures below 720 ℃. Consequently, no significant oxides were detected during phase analysis. However, the oxide layer provides complete protection for the substrate, resulting in a slight recovery in flexural strength at 1100 ℃. Furthermore, the material exhibited a high Weibull modulus of 14.3 at 1250 ℃, demonstrating the exceptional thermal shock resistance and structural reliability of Ti₃AlC₂ under extreme cryogenic quenching conditions.

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Ti₃AlC₂ / Thermal shock / Liquid nitrogen / Residual flexural strength / Weibull modulus

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Yijiang Liu, Yihan Liang, Chengwen Bin, 等. [J]. Extreme Materials. 2026 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exm.2026.100030

Yijiang Liu, Yihan Liang, Chengwen Bin, et al. Deep-cooling thermal shock mechanisms of Ti₃AlC₂ ceramics in liquid nitrogen[J]. Extreme Materials. 2026 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exm.2026.100030

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