Synthesis of nanocrystalline titanium diboride in a hypervelocity plasma jet

Results of experimental investigations of directly synthesizing nanocrystalline titanium diboride in a hypervelocity jet of electrodischarge plasma generated by a pulse high-current coaxial magnetoplasma accelerator with titanium electrodes are presented. The main result of the investigations is manufacturing a product with a mass of up to $\sim$3 g containing more than 90% of titanium diboride obtained mostly in the form of hexagonal and dodecagonal particles.