Synthesis and high-pressure electrical resistivity studies of Ti3Al

Titanium aluminide (Ti3Al) has been synthesized by a powder metallurgical method. X-ray diffraction studies show the formation of a single phase with hexagonal structure. Electrical resistivity studies were carried out by a four-probe technique both at high pressure and high temperature using a Bridgman Opposed Anvil High Pressure Device (OAHPD). The sample was studied up to a pressure and temperature of 10 GPa and 250 deg. C, respectively. The electrical resistivity is found to decrease with increasing pressure. The temperature effect causes an upward shift in the electrical resistivity in the range of pressure considered