By introducing (CrO3+Al) high-energy thermit into (Ti+B4C) system and designing adiabatic temperature of reactive system as 3000°C,3200°C, 3400°C, 3600°C and 3800°C respectively, a series of solidified TiC-TiB2were prepared by combustion synthesis in ultrahigh gravity field with the acceleration 2000 g. XRD, FESEM and EDS results showed that the solidified TiCTiB2were composed of a number of TiB2primary platelets, irregular TiC secondary grains, and a few of isolated Al2O3inclusions and Cr-based alloy. Because of the enhanced Stokes flow in mixed melt with the increased adiabatic temperature, Al2O3droplets were promoted to float up and separate from TiC-TiB2-Me liquid while constitutional distribution became more and more uniform in TiC-TiB2-Me liquid, resulting in not only the sharply-reduced Al2O3inclusions in the solidified ceramic but also the refined microstructure and the improved homogeneity in the ceramic, and ultrafine-grained microstructure with a average thickness of TiB2platelets smaller than 1μm began to appear in near-full-density ceramic as the adiabatic temperature exceeded 3600°C, so the densification, fracture toughness and flexural strength of the ceramic were enhanced with the increased adiabatic temperature of the reactive system.
