The ultimate(最终的)objective of this work was to fabricate very large grained, preferably single crystal, samples of Ti3SiC2, with highly oriented(定向)microstructures. In the process of this study we were able to gain insight into(洞察) the grain-growth kinetics(动力学)of Ti3SiC2-sintered compacts. To achieve our objective, we used two techniques. The first was tape casting, followed by(其次)cold pressing and pressureless sintering. Tape casting is a well-established(已为大家接受的)process used for the fabrication of substrates(基板); multilayered structures(多层结构)such as capacitors(电容), primarily(首先)in the electronic industry; and solid oxide fuel cells; etc.20 –25 The second approach involved the simple manual(手动的)shaking of flaky(薄片)Ti3SiC2 powders in a die before compaction.