Abstract: The effects of Cu and Ni (x=0, 10, 20 and 40 wt pct) and compaction pressures (12, 24, 84 and 108 MPa) on combustion wave velocity and wave front shape for Ti-2B-Cu/Ni and 3Ti-2BN-Cu/Ni bilayered cermets were investigated by a video camera. Since the boiling point of Cu is lower, the wave velocities of specimens are slower. Due to the higher specific heat of Ni than that of Cu, the wave velocities of specimens was slowed down a lot with increasing the Ni diluent. The wave velocity differences of the specimens containing Ni are more than that of the bilayered specimens containing Cu. Wave velocities of the specimens containing Ni increased more than that of the specimens containing Cu when higher pressure was employed for green mixture. The more the wave velocity difference of the bilayer, the more curved the specimen.

Key words: Combustion synthesis, Functionally graded material, Cermet