The Effects of Particle Size and Morphology of Raw Materials on the Properties of MoSi₂ Synthesized by SHS

Abstract:

In this work, the influences of the particle size and morphology of raw materials on the formation of MoSi2 by self-propagating high-temperature synthesis (SHS) were investigated. A series of Si powders with different particle sizes and Mo powders with different morphologies were obtained by grinding for 1, 5 and 10 hours, respectively. X-ray diffraction pattern characterization (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) were used to characterize the samples. It was found that, the phase compositions and morphologies of the combustion products depended on the particle size and morphology of the raw materials. The particle sizes of Si powders decreased with increasing the grinding time, and a secondary phase of Mo5Si3 was detected in the obtained MoSi2 powders when the smallest particle size of Si powders was about 1μm. While, the particle sizes of Mo powders increased with increasing the grinding times, and the obtained MoSi2 showed massive flaky structures, which were similar to the morphologies of Mo particles.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 319)
• Pages: 213-218
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.319.213
• Online since: May 2013
• Authors: Ying Zhou, Cai Li Wei, Guo Tian Ye, Chen Yong Liu
• Keywords: Morpholoy, MoSi₂, Particle Size, SHS

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