6533b82bfe1ef96bd128e097

RESEARCH PRODUCT

Synthesis of niobium aluminides using mechanically activated self-propagating high-temperature synthesis and mechanically activated annealing process

V. GauthierFrédéric BernardClaudie JosseEric GaffetJean Pierre Larpin

subject

Materials scienceScanning electron microscopeAnnealing (metallurgy)Mechanical EngineeringMetallurgyEnergy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopySelf-propagating high-temperature synthesisIntermetallicCondensed Matter PhysicsMicrostructureChemical engineeringMechanics of MaterialsPowder metallurgyGeneral Materials ScienceBall mill

description

The mechanically activated self-propagating high-temperature synthesis (MASHS) technique and the mechanically activated annealing process (M2AP) were used to produce NbAl3 intermetallic compound. The MASHS process results from the combination of two steps: first, a mechanical activation of the Nb 3Al powders mixture; second, a self-propagating high-temperature synthesis (SHS). The M2AP process also results from the combination of two steps: the first is the same; the second consists of the annealing of as-milled powders. Based on X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDXS), the as-milled powders, MASHS, and M2AP end-products were characterized. Various process controlling parameters such as mechanical activation milling conditions have been studied. © 1999 Elsevier Science S.A. All rights reserved.

http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0039374647&partnerID=MN8TOARS