In this study, ternary compound Max Phase Ti2AlC material was mixed by 3D ball milling as a function of ball milling time. More than 99.5 wt% pure Ti2AlC was synthesized by using spark plasma sintering method at 1000, 1100, 1200, and 1300oC for 60 min. The material characteristics of synthesized samples were examined with relative density, hardness, and electrical conductivity as a function of sintering temperature. The phase composition of bulk was identified by X-ray diffraction. On the basis of FE-SEM result, a terraced structures which consists of several laminated layers were observed. And Ti2AlC bulk material obtained a vickers hardness of 5.1 GPa at the sintering temperature of 1100oC.

Ti alloys are extensively used in high-technology application because of their strength, oxidation resistance at high temperature. However, Ti alloys tend to be classified very difficult to cut material. In this paper, The powder synthesis, spark plasma sintering (SPS), bulk material properties such as electrical conductivity and thermal conductivity are systematically examined on Ti2AlN and Ti2AlC materials having most light-weight and oxidation resistance among the MAX phases. The bulk samples mainly consisted of Ti2AlN and Ti2AlC materials with density close to theoretical value were synthesized by a SPS method. Machining characteristics such as machining time, surface quality are analyzed with measurement of voltage and current waveform according to machining condition of micro-electrical discharge machining with micro-channel shape.

Titanium alloys are extensively used in high-temperature applications due to their excellent high strength andcorrosion resistance properties. However, titanium alloys are problematic because they tend to be extremely difficult-to-cut material. In this paper, the powder synthesis, spark plasma sintering (SPS), bulk material characteristics and machin-ability test of hybrid Ti2AlC ceramic bulk materials were systematically examined. The bulk samples mainly consistedof Ti2AlC materials with density close to theoretical value were synthesized by a SPS method. Random orientation andgood crystallization of the Ti2AlC was observed at 1100℃ for 10 min under SPS sintering conditions. Scanning electronmicroscopy results indicated a homogeneous distribution and nano-laminated structure of Ti2AlC MAX phase. The hard-ness and electrical conductivity of Ti2AlC were higher than that of Ti 6242 alloy at sintering temperature of 1000℃~1100℃. Consequently, the machinability of the hybrid Ti2AlC bulk materials is better than that of the Ti 6242 alloy formicro-EDM process of micro-hole shape workpiece.