Single-Step Pressureless Synthesis of the High-Purity Ti₃AlC₂ MAX-Phase by Fast Heating

A simple approach is presented to synthesise the high-purity MAX phase by the pressureless method.This method is featured by the short time in duration.The process is executed with a high heating rate (up to ≅ 10 2 K/min) that inhibits the formation of the objectionable phases and limits elemental loss due to the short-time process.The samples containing ≅ 96% wt. of the MAX phase Ti3AlC2 are successfully synthesised using the proposed technique.