scholarly journals Fabrication of Ultra-Fine-Grained W-TiC Alloys by a Simple Ball-Milling and Hydrogen Reduction Method

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (19) ◽  
pp. 5865
Author(s):  
Shaoting Lang ◽  
Ningbo Sun ◽  
Junhui Cao ◽  
Weixin Yu ◽  
Zhijun Yang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ball Milling ◽  
Hydrogen Reduction ◽  
Average Diameter ◽  
Mechanical Tests ◽  
Particle Dispersion ◽  
Simple Method ◽  
Fine Grained ◽  
Plasma Sintering ◽  
High Microhardness ◽  
Spark Plasma

In this paper, a simple method to fulfill the ideal microstructural design of particle reinforced tungsten (W) alloys with promising mechanical properties is presented. W-0.5 wt.% TiC powders with core-shell (TiC/W) structure are prepared by ball-milling and controlled hydrogen reduction processes. TEM observation demonstrates that the nano TiC particles are well coated by tungsten. The W-TiC powders are sintered by spark plasma sintering (SPS) under 1600 °C. The sintered microstructures are characterized by FESEM and TEM. It is found that the W-0.5TiC alloys obtain an ultra-fine-sized tungsten grain of approximately 0.7 μm. The TiC particles with the original nano sizes are uniformly distributed both in tungsten grain interiors and at tungsten grain boundaries with a high number density. No large agglomerates of TiC particles are detected in the microstructure. The average diameter of the TiC particles in the tungsten matrix is approximately 47.1 nm. The mechanical tests of W-0.5 TiC alloy show a significantly high microhardness and bending fracture strength of 785 Hv0.2 and 1132.7 MPa, respectively, which are higher than the values obtained in previous works. These results indicate that the methods used in our work are very promising to fabricate particle-dispersion-strengthened tungsten-based alloys with high performances.

Dynamic strain ageing in fine grained Cu-1 wt%Al 2 O 3 composite processed by two step ball milling and spark plasma sintering

2016 ◽  
Vol 656 ◽  
pp. 423-430 ◽  
Author(s):  
S.B. Chandrasekhar ◽  
N.P. Wasekar ◽  
M. Ramakrishna ◽  
P. Suresh Babu ◽  
T.N. Rao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ball Milling ◽  
Spark Plasma Sintering ◽  
Dynamic Strain ◽  
Dynamic Strain Ageing ◽  
Strain Ageing ◽  
Fine Grained ◽  
Plasma Sintering ◽  
Spark Plasma

Properties of Ultrafine-Grained Tungsten Prepared by Ball Milling and Spark Plasma Sintering

2016 ◽  
Vol 821 ◽  
pp. 399-404 ◽  
Author(s):  
Monika Vilémová ◽  
Barbara Nevrlá ◽  
Zdenek Pala ◽  
Lenka Kocmanová ◽  
Marek Janata ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ball Milling ◽  
Spark Plasma Sintering ◽  
Ball Mill ◽  
Planetary Ball Mill ◽  
Coarse Grained ◽  
First Wall ◽  
Fine Grained ◽  
Plasma Sintering ◽  
Ultrafine Grained ◽  
Spark Plasma

Tungsten is currently considered as the most suitable plasma facing material for the first wall of a nuclear fusion reactor. First wall will be subjected to harsh conditions that will gradually deteriorate properties of the wall material. Some studies point out that fine-grained tungsten could be more resistant to the structure and property changes than coarse-grained tungsten. However, tailoring of tungsten microstructure is very laborious. Due to its high melting point, tungsten is very often processed mechanically and subsequently sintered into a compact body. In this study, preparation of ultrafine-grained tungsten by mechanical processing in a planetary ball mill was examined. Three types of tungsten samples were compared. One was made from coarse grained tungsten powder consolidated by SPS (spark plasma sintering). Other two samples were prepared from the powder processed in a planetary ball mill with and without addition of Y2O3. After ball milling, the powders were consolidated by SPS, i.e. fast sintering process that allows preserving fine-grained structure of the powder material. Properties of the samples such as hardness and thermal conductivity were examined and correlated with the processing history and microstructure.

Preparation of Fine-Grained CeO2–SiC Ceramics for Inert Fuel Matrices by Spark Plasma Sintering

2020 ◽  
Vol 56 (12) ◽  
pp. 1307-1313
Author(s):  
L. S. Alekseeva ◽  
A. V. Nokhrin ◽  
M. S. Boldin ◽  
E. A. Lantsev ◽  
A. I. Orlova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spark Plasma Sintering ◽  
Fine Grained ◽  
Sic Ceramics ◽  
Plasma Sintering ◽  
Spark Plasma

Ultra-Fine Grained Ti-15Mo Alloy Prepared by Powder Metallurgy

2018 ◽  
Vol 941 ◽  
pp. 1276-1281
Author(s):  
Anna Terynková ◽  
Jiří Kozlík ◽  
Kristína Bartha ◽  
Tomáš Chráska ◽  
Josef Stráský
Keyword(s):  
Powder Metallurgy ◽  
Bulk Material ◽  
Alpha Phase ◽  
Full Density ◽  
Fine Grained ◽  
Cryogenic Milling ◽  
Aircraft Manufacturing ◽  
Plasma Sintering ◽  
Beta Matrix ◽  
Spark Plasma

Ti-15Mo alloy belongs to metastable β-Ti alloys that are currently used in aircraft manufacturing and Ti15Mo alloy is a perspective candidate for the use in medicine thanks to its biotolerant composition. In this study, Ti15Mo alloy was prepared by advanced techniques of powder metallurgy. The powder of gas atomized Ti-15Mo alloy was subjected to cryogenic milling to achieve ultra-fine grained microstructure within the powder particles. Powder was subsequently compacted using spark plasma sintering (SPS). The effect of cryogenic milling on the microstructure and phase composition of final bulk material after SPS was studied by scanning electron microscopy. Sintering at 750°C was not sufficient for achieving full density in gas atomized powder, while milled material could be successfully sintered at this temperature. Alpha phase particles precipitated during sintering and their size, as well as the size of beta matrix grains, was strongly affected by the sintering temperature.

scholarly journals Superplasticity of fine-grained alumina obtained by spark plasma sintering

2021 ◽  
Vol 1758 (1) ◽  
pp. 012031
Author(s):  
A A Popov ◽  
V N Chuvil’deev ◽  
M S Boldin ◽  
A V Nokhrin ◽  
E A Lantsev ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spark Plasma Sintering ◽  
Fine Grained ◽  
Plasma Sintering ◽  
Spark Plasma

scholarly journals A Study of the Impact of Graphite on the Kinetics of SPS in Nano- and Submicron WC-10%Co Powder Compositions

Ceramics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 331-363
Author(s):  
Eugeniy Lantcev ◽  
Aleksey Nokhrin ◽  
Nataliya Malekhonova ◽  
Maksim Boldin ◽  
Vladimir Chuvil'deev ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Activation Energy ◽  
Solid Phase ◽  
Continuous Heating ◽  
Diffusion Creep ◽  
Hard Alloys ◽  
Fine Grained ◽  
Plasma Sintering ◽  
Spark Plasma ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Kinetics Of

This study investigates the impact of carbon on the kinetics of the spark plasma sintering (SPS) of nano- and submicron powders WC-10wt.%Co. Carbon, in the form of graphite, was introduced into powders by mixing. The activation energy of solid-phase sintering was determined for the conditions of isothermal and continuous heating. It has been demonstrated that increasing the carbon content leads to a decrease in the fraction of η-phase particles and a shift of the shrinkage curve towards lower heating temperatures. It has been established that increasing the graphite content in nano- and submicron powders has no significant effect on the SPS activation energy for “mid-range” heating temperatures, QS(I). The value of QS(I) is close to the activation energy of grain-boundary diffusion in cobalt. It has been demonstrated that increasing the content of graphite leads to a significant decrease in the SPS activation energy, QS(II), for “higher-range” heating temperatures due to lower concentration of tungsten atoms in cobalt-based γ-phase. It has been established that the sintering kinetics of fine-grained WC-Co hard alloys is limited by the intensity of diffusion creep of cobalt (Coble creep).

Effect of High-Energy Ball-Milling and TiB2 Content on Microstructures and Properties of Cu-TiB2 Composites Sintered by SPS

2006 ◽  
Vol 118 ◽  
pp. 661-665 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dae Hwan Kwon ◽  
Thuy Dang Nguyen ◽  
Pyuck Pa Choi ◽  
Ji Soon Kim ◽  
Young Soon Kwon
Keyword(s):  
Electrical Conductivity ◽  
Ball Milling ◽  
High Energy ◽  
High Energy Ball Milling ◽  
Plasma Sintering ◽  
Spark Plasma ◽  
Energy Ball ◽  
Xrd Patterns ◽  
Short Time ◽  
Tib2 Particles

The microstructure and properties of Cu-TiB2 composites produced by high-energy ball-milling of TiB2 powders and spark-plasma sintering (SPS) were investigated. TiB2 powders were mechanically milled at a rotation speed of 1000rpm for short time in Ar atmosphere, using a planetary ball mill. To produce Cu-xTiB2 composites( x = 2.5, 5, 7.5 and 10wt.% ), the raw and milled TiB2 powders were mixed with Cu powders by means of a turbular mixer, respectively. Sintering of mixed powders was carried out in a SPS facility under vacuum. High-energy ball-milling resulted in refinement of TiB2 particles. XRD patterns of milled TiB2 powders indicated broader TiB2 peaks with decreased intensities. After sintering at 950 for 5min using the raw and milled TiB2 mixture powders, the sintered density decreased with increasing TiB2 content regardless of milling of TiB2. In the case of raw TiB2, hardness rapidly increased from 4 to 44 HRB with increasing TiB2 content. The electrical conductivity changed from 95.5 to 80.7 %IACS. For mixtures of Cu powders with milled TiB2 powders, hardness increased from 38 to 67 HRB as TiB2 content increased, while the electrical conductivity varied from 88% to 51 % IACS. When compared to compacts sintered with raw and milled TiB2 powders, the electrical conductivity of specimens with raw TiB2 powder was higher than that of specimens with milled TiB2 powder, while hardness was slightly lower.

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