A Nanosized WO3 and CuO powder mixture is prepared using novel high-energy ball milling in a bead mill to obtain a W-Cu nanocomposite powder, and the effect of milling time on the structural characteristics of WO3-CuO powder mixtures is investigated. The results show that the ball-milled WO3-CuO powder mixture reaches at steady state after 10 h milling, characterized by the uniform and narrow particle size distribution with primary crystalline sizes below 50 nm, a specific surface area of 37 m2/g, and powder mean particle size (D50) of 0.57 μm. The WO3-CuO powder mixtures milled for 10 h are heat-treated at different temperatures in H2 atmosphere to produce W-Cu powder. The XRD results shows that both the WO3 and CuO phases can be reduced to W and Cu phases at temperatures over 700oC. The reduced W-Cu nanocomposite powder exhibits excellent sinterability, and the ultrafine W-Cu composite can be obtained by the Cu liquid phase sintering process.

• 박해룡(한국세라믹기술원 엔지니어링세라믹센터) | Hae-Ryong Park (Department of Engineering Ceramic Center, Korea Institute of Ceramic Engineering and Technology)
• 류성수(한국세라믹기술원 엔지니어링세라믹센터) | Sung-Soo Ryu (Department of Engineering Ceramic Center, Korea Institute of Ceramic Engineering and Technology) Corresponding author