Table A1.

Ti and TiC chemical composition.

	Ti [wt%]	C [wt%]	O [wt%]	H [wt%]	N [wt%]	Fe [wt%]	Other [wt%]
Ti grade 2	balance	0.01	0.14	0.002	0.01	0.02	<0.2
TiC	balance	19.6	0.5	-	-	0.2	<0.01