Abstract–Theoretical analyses are provided for the establishment of a self-propagating high-temperature synthesis (SHS) diagram for TiC. Such diagrams include boundaries between SHS and non-SHS regimes and between stable and unstable wave propagation regions, Experimental results obtained on this carbide were in agreement with the predicted SHS/non-SHS boundary calculated for an activation energy of 397 kJ mol–1(95 kcal mol–1). consistent with a reaction controlled by the diffusion of carbon in titanium carbide.