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Thermal stability of dynamically-consolidated ball-milled nanocrystalline Fe-2C powder

  • G. E. Korth
  • , T. M. Lillo
  • , J. C. Rawers

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Abstract

Nanocrystalline material was synthesized by ball milling Fe-2C powder in an argon environment attritor which resulted in micron-size powder particles with a substructure (grains) or approx.20 nm. TEM analysis was performed on dynamically-consolidated material after 1 hour heat treatments up to 700°C. Results showed the grain size was essentially unchanged during consolidation and the nanograins were stable up to approximately 550°C, but after 1 hour at 700°C the grains had grown over an order of magnitude to approximately 1000 nm. The grain size stability up to 550°C has real significance because qualitative compression tests revealed a low flow stress with very ductile behavior at 500°C indicating the possibility of secondary forming without loss of nanostructure.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSynthesis and Processing of Nanocrystalline Powder
EditorsRay Y. Lin, Y.Austin Chang, Ramana G. Reddy, C.T. Liu
Pages263-272
Number of pages10
StatePublished - 1996
EventProceedings of the 1996 125th TMS Annual Meeting - Anaheim, CA, USA
Duration: Feb 4 1996Feb 8 1996

Publication series

NameTMS Annual Meeting

Conference

ConferenceProceedings of the 1996 125th TMS Annual Meeting
CityAnaheim, CA, USA
Period02/4/9602/8/96

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