Investigation of Mechanochemical Synthesized Tungsten Silicides from WO₃, SiO₂ and Mg Blends

Abstract:

In this study, tungsten silicide powders mechanochemically synthesized using WO₃-SiO₂-Mg powder blends. Stoichiometric proportions and excess amounts of initial powders were used to indicate the effects of final composition of synthesized tungsten silicide powders. Since the initial powder compositions affect the reaction times, all compositions were mechanically alloyed for 1 hour. In addition, thermodynamic calculations of all compositions were theoretically conducted. The dominant phases are WSi₂ and MgO for all mechanically alloyed powders. Results show that the excess amount additions of initial powders directly effects the amount and formation of resultant phases in the synthesized powder compositions.

• Periodical: Solid State Phenomena (Volume 257)
• Pages: 47-51
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/SSP.257.47
• Online since: October 2016
• Authors: Didem Ovalı*, Mustafa Lutfi Ovecoglu
• Keywords: Mechanochemical Synthesis, Tungsten Oxide, Tungsten Silicide

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