A Ni-Ti-B alloy powder prepared by mechanical alloying (MA) of individual Ni, Ti, and B components is examined with the aim of elucidating the phase transitions and crystallization during heat treatment. Ti and B atoms penetrating into the Ni lattice result in a Ni (Ti, B) solid solution and an amorphous phase. Differential thermal analysis (DTA) reveals peaks related to the decomposition of the metastable Ni (Ti, B) solid solution and the separation of equilibrium Ni3Ti, TiB2, and τ-Ni20Ti3B6 phases. The exothermal effects in the DTA curves move to lower temperatures with increasing milling time. The formation of a TiB2 phase by annealing indicates that the mechanochemical reaction of the Ni-Ti-B alloy does not comply with the alloy composition in the ternary phase diagram, and Ti-B bonds are found to be more preferable than Ni-B bonds.

In order to obtain specific magnetic properties, it is of paramount importance to increase the alloy density of components fabricated by powder metallurgy. An alternative to increase the density of alloys such as Fe-49Co-2V would be the use of elemental Fe and Co instead of the pre-alloyed powder. Trying to give some insight on the industrial application of this strategy, this paper investigates the replacement of more conventional pre-alloyed Fe-49Co-2V powders with elemental Fe and Co. A previous analysis shows that it is possible to achieve higher densities and leads to a noticeable improvement in some important magnetic properties.

본 연구에서는 MA 방법을 사용하여 Al3Nb 금속간화합물의 조성에 Zr을 첨가하여 Al3(Nb1-x )Zrx 합금분말을 제조한 후 이에 따른 상변화 거동 및 미세구조특성을 분석하였다. MA는Al3(Nb1-x )Zrx의 조성으로 Al, Nb, Zr 원료분말과 arc meltinly된 Al3Nb, Al3Zr 금속간화합물 분말을 사용하여 300rpm의 회전속도로 20시간 동안 MA하였다. 이때의 정상상태의 원료분말은 약 4μm의 평균입도와 약 12~18nm의 결정립크기를 가졌으며, arc melting된 분말은 약 2μm의 평균입도와 약 14nm의 결정립크기를 가지는 분말을 얻을 수 있었다 원료분말과 금속간화합물 분말의 MA 기구는 상이한 거동을 나타내었으며, 분말의 내부변형량은 원료분말이 금속간화합 분말보다 내부변형량이 더 많이 축적되었다. 이는 원료분말의 MA 경우 냉간 압접과 파괴가 반복적으로 진행되었지만 금속간화합물 분말은 취약한 화합물상이어서 냉간압접 보다는 파괴가 지배적으로 진행되었기 때문이다. 원료분말을 MA하였을 경우에는 Al (Nb.Zr)2상이 형성되었으나 금속간화합물 분말로 MA하였을 경우에는 3원계 화합물상이나 비정질상으로 상변태 되지 않고 단지 두 합금상이 분쇄되어 나노복합화 되었다. 후속 열처리에 의해 원료분말인 경우에는 Al3(Nb.Zr)의 화합물상이 쉽게 형성되었으나, 금속간화합물 분말의 경우에는 새로운 상 생성은 얼었고 단지 열처리 전의 분말내부에 쌓여있던 내부변형에너지가 약 60% 정도 감소하였다.감소하였다.

The synthesis of and NiSi has been investigated by mechanical alloying (MA) of Ni-27.9at%Si, Ni-33.3at%Si and Ni-50.0at%Si powder mixtures. As-received and premilled elemental powders were subjected to MA. The as-received Ni powder was spherical and the mean particle size 48.8m, whereas the premilled Ni powder was flaky and the mean particle diameter and thickness were found to be 125 and 5m, respectively. The mean surface area of the premilled Mi powder particle was 3.5 times as large as that of the as-received Ni powder particle. The as-received Si powder was was 10.0m. Self-propagating high-temperature synthesis (SHS) reaction, followed by a slow reaction (a solid state diffusion), was observed to produce each Ni silicide during MA of the as-received elemental powders. In other word , the reactants and product coexisted for a long period of MA of time. Only SHS reaction was, however, observed to produce each Ni silicide during MA of the premilled elemental powders, indicating that each Ni sillicide formed rather abruptly at a short period of MA time. The mechanisms and reaction rates for the formation of the Ni silicides appeared to be influenced by the elemental powder particle size and shape as well as the heat of formation of the products longrightarrow-43.1kJ/mol.at., -47.6kJ/mol.at.).