In this study, the effect of the sintering time, temperature and graphene amount on titanium properties was examined for the first time in detail. From the results, the highly dense (4.39 g/cm3), most hard (from 390 HV to 566 HV) and improved microstructure for 0.15 wt% graphene addition were performed at 1100℃ for 120 min. The titanium composite properties have been reduced with increasing graphene due to damaged graphene and titanium carbide formation above 0.30 wt% graphene. To summarise, when pure titanium is compared with graphene reinforced titanium composites, the properties enhanced due to dislocation and fine grain strengthening mechanisms.
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