Intragranular Nanocomposites Via Internal Reduction of Carbide Solid Solutions

A reaction-based processing technique to synthesize intragranular-metal/carbide-matrix micro/nanocomposite particles via internal reduction of carbide solid solutions is introduced. The presented method is the first-demonstrated analogue of internal reduction in oxide solid solutions for non-oxide-based ceramic systems. Selected thermodynamic, kinetic, and crystallographic analyses are discussed.