The mechanical alloying mechanism of various Fe2O 3-Al-Fe systems

  • Yaping Bai
  • , Jiandong Xing
  • , Haoliang Wu
  • , Zhen Liu
  • , Qian Huang
  • , Shengqiang Ma
  • , Yimin Gao

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Abstract

The mixed powders of in situ Al2O3 particles and Fe (Al) solid solution were prepared via self-propagating combustion reaction initiated by mechanical alloying (MA), and the MA mechanism of several Fe 2O3-Al-Fe systems with different Al2O 3 mass fractions were studied. The adiabatic temperature (T ad) of each system was calculated to estimate whether the self-propagating combustion reaction could be initiated in theory. The microstructure of the mixed powders was investigated by SEM, EDS and TEM. The phase analysis was evaluated by XRD, and the Fe lattice parameter was calculated from the XRD patterns. The results showed that with the addition of Fe during the MA process, the activation period was prolonged and the sharp increase of temperature occurred, and when the Al2O3 mass fraction was decreased to 10.94%, the self-propagating combustion reaction could not occur in theory and practice. When there was no added Fe, the final product was homogeneous Fe (Al) solid solution.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)373-381
Number of pages9
JournalAdvanced Powder Technology
Volume24
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2013

Keywords

  • Fe (Al) solid solution
  • In situ AlO particles
  • Mechanical alloying mechanism
  • Microstructure
  • Self-propagating combustion reaction

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