Research Article
Analyzing the Cooling Rate and Its Effect on Distribution of Pattern and Size of the Titanium Diboride Particles Formed
Table 2
TiB2% particle size for holding time.
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 |  | Position | Temperature (°C) | Particle size for holding time (µm) |  | 10 minutes | 20 minutes | 30 minutes |  | 
 |  | 1 | 750 | 1–1.5 | 1–1.5 | 2–2.5 |  | 780 | 1–1.5 | 1.5–2 | 2–2.5 |  | 810 | 1.5–2 | 2–2.5 | 2.5–3 |  | 
 |  | 4 | 750 | 1–1.5 | 1.5–2 | 2.5–3 |  | L–5, D–1 |  | 780 | 1–1.5 | 1–1.5 | 2–3 |  | 810 | 1–1.5 | 1–1.5 | 2–2.5 |  | L–12, D–1 |  | 
 |  | 7 | 750 | 1–1.5 | 1.5–2 | 2.5–3 |  | 780 | 1.5–2 | 2–2.5 | 2–2.5 |  | 810 | 1–1.5 | 1–1.5 | 2–2.5 |  | L–8, D–1.5 |  | 
 |  | 19 | 750 | 1–1.5 | 1–1.5 | 1.5–2 |  | 780 | 1–1.5 | 1.5–2 | 2–2.5 |  | 810 | 1–1.5 | 1–1.5 | 2–2.5 |  | 
 |  | 21 | 750 | 1–1.5 | 1.5–2 | 2–2.5 |  | 780 | 1–1.5 | 1–1.5 | 1.5–2 |  | 810 | 1–1.5 | 1–1.5 | 2–2.5 |  | L–10, D–1.5 |  | 
 |  | 23 | 750 | 1.5–2 | 2–2.5 | 2–2.5 |  | 780 | 1–1.5 | 1.5–2 | 2–2.5 |  | 810 | 1–1.5 | 1–1.5 | 2–2.5 |  | L–5, D–1 |  | 
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| L = length of needle-shaped TiB2 particles. D = diameter of needle-shaped TiB2 particles.
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