Synthesis of Ultrafine Cr3C2 Powders by Carbothermal Reduction of Precursors

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Ultrafine Cr3C2 powders with globular-like particle of ~0.3-0.8 μm were synthesized by a new precursor method, namely carbothermal reduction of complex chromium oxide-carbon mixture, which was made initially from salt solution containing chromium and carbon elements by air drying and subsequent calcining at 400 °C for 1 h. Phase composition of reaction products was discussed by X-ray diffraction (XRD), and microstructure of the calcined powders and final products was studied by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The results show that the synthesizing temperature of Cr3C2 powders was reduced greatly by the new precursor method. Thus, the preparation of ultrafine Cr3C2 powders is at only 1000 °C for 2 h. The lowering of synthesizing temperature is mainly due to the homogeneous chemical composition of the complex oxide-carbon mixture. There is a coarsening tendency of Cr3C2 powders with the increase of reaction temperature and time.

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