Hardness 12.1 GPa
Texturing aligns nano flakes to greatly enhance hardness and strength of the Ti, V, Mo, Nb, Ta five-component MAX phase ceramic over randomly oriented samples.
Haoran, Zou · Zhang, Wen · Zhang, Jinyong · Ren, Lin · Wang, Weimin · Zhang, Fan · Zhengyi, Fu
Journal of the European Ceramic Society 2024