• Korean Journal of Materials Research
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• v.13 no.12
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• pp.806-811
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• 2003

Ultrafine TaC powders were synthesised by spray drying using tantalum oxalate solution. The spray dried powders were spherical shape and less than 30 $\mu\textrm{m}$ in size. The powders calcined at 500 and X$700^{\circ}C$ showed amorphous structures and $Ta_2$$O_{5}$ phase was obtained by calcining at $700^{\circ}C$. The particle size and shape remains constant after calcination. The calcined spherical powders were composed of an agglomerate of primary particles under 50 nm in size. The complete formation of TaC could be achieved by heat treatment at $1050^{\circ}C$ for 6 hrs. The observed size of TaC powders by TEM was less than 200 nm.

• Journal of Powder Materials
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• v.10 no.4
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• pp.255-261
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• 2003

Ultrafine TaC-5%Co composite powders were synthesized by spray conversion process using tantalum oxalate solution and cobalt nitrate hexahydrate(Co($(NO_3)_2$ . 6$H_2O$). The phase of Ta-Co oxide powders had amorphous structures after calcination below 50$0^{\circ}C$ and changed $Ta_2O_5$, $TaO_2$ and $CoTa_2O_6$ phase by heating above $600^{\circ}C$. The calcined Ta-Co oxide powders were spherical agglomerates consisted of ultrafine primary particles <50 nm in size. By carbothermal reaction, the TaC phase began to form from 90$0^{\circ}C$. The complete formation of TaC could be achieved at 105$0^{\circ}C$ for 6 hours. The observed size of TaC-Co composite powders by TEM was smaller than 200 nm.