Densification Kinetics and Structural Evolution During Microwave and Pressureless Sintering of 15 nm Titanium Nitride Powder

Table 1 Mechanical properties of titanium nitride

Consolidation method	T, °C	Density, %	Grain size, nm	Calculated hardness, GPa	HV, GPa	Nanohardness, GPa	E, GPa
MWS	1400	94.5	80	25	20.8 ± 2.4	23.09 ± 1.56	283 ± 21
MWS	1500	96	200	22	21 ± 2.2	24.09 ± 1.6	301 ± 18
PS45	1400	97.5	155	23	21.9 ± 1.9	25.89 ± 3.04	314 ± 45