Authors: Railson Bolsoni Falcão, Edgar Djalma Campos Carneiro Dammann, Cláudio José da Rocha, Rodrigo Uchida Ichikawa, Michelangelo Durazzo, Luís Gallego Martinez, Ricardo Mendes Leal Neto
Abstract: TiFe compound was produced by high-energy ball milling of TiH2 and Fe powders, followed by heating under vacuum. TiH2 was used instead of Ti in order to avoid the strong particles adhesion to grinding balls and vial walls. Mixtures of TiH2 and Fe powders were dry-milled in a planetary mill for times ranging from 5 to 40 hours. The amount of sample, number and diameter of the balls were kept constant in all experiments. After milling, samples were heated under dynamic high-vacuum for the synthesis reaction. As-milled and heat-treated materials were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and differential thermal analysis (DTA). The mean crystallite sizes and microstrains were determined by XRD line profile analysis using the Warren-Averbach method. As-milled materials presented only Fe and TiH2 phases. Nanostructured TiFe compound was formed after heat treatment. TiH2 was effective for providing low adherence of the powders during milling.
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Authors: Hanna Stefanni Nunes Benites, Bruna Pereira da Silva, Antonio Augusto Araújo Pinto da Silva, Belmira Benedita de Lima, Gilberto Carvalho Coelho, Alfeu Saraiva Ramos
Abstract: The present work reports on the formation of Ni3Ta, Ni2Ta and NiTa by high-energy ball milling and subsequent heat treatment. The elemental Ni-25Ta, Ni-33Ta and Ni-50Ta (at.-%) powder mixtures were ball milled under Ar atmosphere using stainless steel balls and vials as well as 300 rpm and a ball-to-powder weight ratio of 10:1. Following, the as-milled samples were uniaxially compacted and heat-treated under Ar atmosphere at 1100°C for 4h. The characterization of as-milled and heat-treated samples was conducted by means of X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, and energy dispersive spectrometry techniques. Supersaturated solid solutions were formed during ball milling of the Ni-25Ta, Ni-33Ta and Ni-50Ta powders. A large amount of Ni3Ta, Ni2Ta and NiTa was formed in the mechanically alloyed heat-treated Ni-25Ta, Ni-33Ta and Ni-50Ta alloys, respectively.
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Authors: Luiz Otávio Vicentin Maruya, Paulo Atsushi Suzuki, Alfeu Saraiva Ramos
Abstract: Multicomponent Ti6Si2B-based alloys are potentially attractive for structural applications due to the low Ti6Si2B crystallographic anisotropy, and their oxidation resistance are higher than the Ti5Si3-based alloys. There is a limited amount of information on effect of alloying on stability of Ti6Si2B. The present work reports on the structural evaluation during ball milling and subsequent sintering of Ti-2Cr-22Si-11B and Ti-7Cr-22Si-11B (at-%) powders. The milling process was carried out in a planetary Fritsch P-5 ball mill under Ar atmosphere using hardened steel balls (19 mm diameter), stainless steel vials (225 mL), rotary speed of 300 rpm, and a ball-to-powder weight ratio of 10:1. Samples were collected after different milling times: 20, 60, 180, 300, 420 and 600 min. Addicional wet milling (isopropyl alcohol) for 20 more minutes was adopted to increase the yield powder into the vials. Following, the powders milled for 620 min were uniaxially compacted (20 MPa) in order to obtain cilinder green bodies with 10 mm diameter and subsequently sintered under vacuum at 1100°C for 240 min. The milled powders were characterized by X-ray diffraction, and scanning electron microscopy. The chromium addition have contributed to form a large amount of Ti6Si2B in the mechanically alloyed and sintered Ti-2Cr-22Si-11B and Ti-7Cr-22Si-11B alloys.
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