Summary of compositions found from the XRD results of Ti₄AlB₂N and Ti₄AlB₂C samples.

Sample compound	Compositions of samples sintered at different temperatures					Remarks
Ti4AlB2N	Sample 306C (950 °C)	Sample 206B (1050 °C)	Sample 306A (1150 °C)	Sample 306B (1250 °C)	Sample 206A (1325 °C)	MAX phase formation increases with the increase of sintering temperature. Amorphous B is dispersed uniformly
	Ti4AlN3 = 1.4%, (Ti4N3B2) = 0.2%, Al2Ti3N2 = 1.2%, (AlB12) = 51.1%, B = 45.8%, TiB = 0.3%	Ti4AlN3 = 0.8%, TiB = 1.1%, AlB = 39.2%, B = 58.9%	Ti4AlN3 = 0% (Ti4N3B2) = 0.2%, Al2Ti3N2 = 1.2% (B12)4B2Ti = 3.7%, (AlB12) = 50.0%, B = 44.8%	Ti4 AlN3 = 1.1% (Ti4N3B2) = 0.2%, Al2Ti3N2 = 0.9%, B = 97.8%	Ti4AlN3 = 2.9%, Ti3AlC2 = 1.8%, Al2Ti3N2 = 2.5%, TiB2 = 0.1%, B = 92.6%
Ti4AlB2C	Sample 306C (950 °C)	Sample 206B (1050 °C)	Sample 306A (1150 °C)	Sample 306B (1250 °C)	Sample 206A (1325 °C)	MAX phase formation increases with the increase of sintering temperature. Amorphous B is dispersed more uniformly
	Ti3AlC2 = 0.9%, TiB = 0.3%, (AlB12) = 52.1%, B = 46.7%	Ti3AlC2 = 1.7%, (B12)4B2Ti = 7.1%, BN = 5.8%, B = 85.4%	Ti3AlC2 = 1.9%, TiB = 0.6%, AlB2 = 0.0%, B = 97.5%	Ti3AlC2 = 2.0%, TiB2 = 0.1%, B = 98.0%	Ti3AlC2 = 2.0%, TiB2 = 0.1%, B = 98.0%