Abstract:
Ag-30vol% Ti
3SiC
2 composite was fabricated by hot-press sintering, and Ti
3SiC
2 particles were uniformly distributed on Ag matrix without agglomeration and diffusion.The arc erosion was applied on the Ag-30vol% Ti
3SiC
2 composites with the discharge voltage at 3, 6, 8, 10 kV consequently.The results show that with the increase of discharge voltage, the arc energy increases, the arc diffusion becomes more obvious, the ablation area increases gradually, and the ablation pit becomes deeper and deeper.The morphologies of spattered, raised, blowhole and "crack" are formed on the surface of the Ag-30vol% Ti
3SiC
2 material, and after arc erosion, Ag-30vol% Ti
3SiC
2 composites are decomposed and oxidized into AgO, Ag
2O, SiO
2 and TiO
2.