Table 1.

Resulted porosity.

Sample	“Porosity by Image Analysis” (%)	“Porosity by Weight” (%)
TiSi2	2 ± 1	15 ± 3
TiSi2 + 20 wt.% PA	37 ± 11	47 ± 1
Ti	1 ± 0	2 ± 1
Ti + 20 wt.% PA	24 ± 5	27 ± 1
Ti + 30 wt.% PA	31 ± 3	35 ± 1
Ti + 40 wt.% PA	46 ± 5	49 ± 1