The calcination and hydrogen-reduction behavior of Fe- and Ni-nitrate have been investigated. /NiO composite powders were prepared by chemical solution mixing of Fe- and Ni-nitrate and calcination at for 2 h. The calcined powders were hydrogen-reduced at for 30 min. The calcination and hydrogen-reduction behavior of Fe- and Ni-nitrate were analyzed by TG in air and hydrogen atmosphere, respectively. TG and XRD analysis for hydrogen-reduced powders revealed that the /NiO phase transformed to phase at the temperature of . The activation energy for the hydrogen reduction, evaluated by Kissinger method, was measured as 83.0 kJ/mol.

The Fe-Ni compact bodies were fabricated using Fe-Ni mixed powders with 50 nm in diameter by injection molding process. The relationship between microstructure and material properties was characterized with respect to the volume ratio of powder/binder and sintering temperature with SEM and TEM. In the compact body having the volume percent ratio of 45(Fe-Ni) : 55(binder), which was sintered at the values of relative density and hardness were low about and 277.1 Hv, respectively. Using the composition of 50(Fe Ni) : 50(binder) and sintered at the values of relative density and hardness were respec-tively. The grain size of sintered bodies strongly depended on the sintering temperature. In both samples sintered at the average grain sizes were about 150 nm and 500 nm in diameter, respectively.