en Research Paper Research Paper <pre style="text-align:justify"> <span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="line-height:200%"><span courier="" new="" style="font-family:"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="line-height:200%"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">In the present investigation, an attempt was made to evaluate the dissolution behavior of Ti in molten KCl-LiCl. The X-ray diffraction (XRD) pattern of heated Ti plate at 800 ^oC for 4 h without carbon black in molten salt revealed that TiCl₃ formation was feasible. For more assurance, Ti plate was heated at 950 ^oC for 4 h in the presence of carbon black to identify synthesized TiC. Transmission electron microscope (TEM) and scanning electron microscope (SEM) images from precursors and the final product showed that nano-crystalline TiC formation from coarse Ti particles was almost impossible without Ti dissolution. Thermodynamics calculations using Factsage software proved that it was possible to form various TiCl_x compounds. The TiC formation mechanism can be discussed in two possible ways: a reaction between Ti ion and carbon black for synthesizing TiC (direct) and a reaction between TiCl₄ and carbon black led to indirect TiC synthesis. Elemental mapping using energy dispersive X-ray spectroscope (EDS) indicated that up to 815 ^oC, chlorine existed in the map. </span></span></span></span></span></span></pre> molten salt synthesis,Ti dissolution,mechanism,TiC 1 8 http://ijmse.iust.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-78-18&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Hamed Nadimi hamednadimi66@gmail.com 1800319475328460018166 1800319475328460018166 No Iran University of Science and Technology Hossein Sarpoolaky hsarpoolaky@iust.ac.ir 1800319475328460018167 1800319475328460018167 No Iran University of Science and Technology Mansour Soltanieh mansour_soltanieh@iust.ac.ir 1800319475328460018168 1800319475328460018168 Yes Iran University of Science and Technology