scholarly journals Refractory High-Entropy HfTaTiNbZr-Based Alloys by Combined Use of Ball Milling and Spark Plasma Sintering: Effect of Milling Intensity

Metals ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 1268 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natalia Shkodich ◽  
Alexey Sedegov ◽  
Kirill Kuskov ◽  
Sergey Busurin ◽  
Yury Scheck ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solid Solution ◽  
Ball Milling ◽  
Spark Plasma Sintering ◽  
Vickers Hardness ◽  
High Energy ◽  
High Entropy Alloy ◽  
High Entropy ◽  
Plasma Sintering ◽  
Spark Plasma ◽  
Energy Ball

For the first time, a powder of refractory body-centered cubic (bcc) HfTaTiNbZr-based high-entropy alloy (RHEA) was prepared by short-term (90 min) high-energy ball milling (HEBM) followed by spark plasma sintering (SPS) at 1300 °C for 10 min and the resultant bulk material was characterized by XRD and SEM/EDX. The material showed ultra-high Vickers hardness (10.7 GPa) and a density of 9.87 ± 0.18 g/cm³ (98.7%). Our alloy was found to consist of HfZrTiTaNb-based solid solution with bcc structure as a main phase, a hexagonal closest packed (hcp) Hf/Zr-based solid solution, and Me2Fe phases (Me = Hf, Zr) as minor admixtures. Principal elements of the HEA phase were uniformly distributed over the bulk of HfTaTiNbZr-based alloy. Similar alloys synthesized without milling or in the case of low-energy ball milling (LEBM, 10 h) consisted of a bcc HEA and a Hf/Zr-rich hcp solid solution; in this case, the Vickers hardness of such alloys was found to have a value of 6.4 GPa and 5.8 GPa, respectively.

scholarly journals High-Energy Ball Milling and Spark Plasma Sintering of the CoCrFeNiAl High-Entropy Alloy

Metals ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 1489
Author(s):  
Alexander S. Rogachev ◽  
Nicholas A. Kochetov ◽  
Anna V. Panteleeva ◽  
Kirill V. Kuskov ◽  
Dmitry Yu. Kovalev ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ball Milling ◽  
Spark Plasma Sintering ◽  
High Energy ◽  
High Energy Ball Milling ◽  
High Entropy Alloy ◽  
X Rays ◽  
High Entropy ◽  
Plasma Sintering ◽  
Spark Plasma ◽  
Energy Ball

Nanocrystalline powder of the CoCrFeNiAl high-entropy alloy was produced by high-energy ball milling (HEBM) and consolidated by spark plasma sintering (SPS). Microstructure and crystal structure transformations occurring in the course of HEBM and SPS processes were explored by Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (EDS) and X-Rays Diffraction (XRD) methods. Synthesized materials showed a microhardness of 4000–6000 MPa and electrical resistivity of 0.2 mΩ⋅cm at room temperature.

High-entropy (HfTaTiNbZr)C and (HfTaTiNbMo)C carbides fabricated through reactive high-energy ball milling and spark plasma sintering

2020 ◽  
Vol 46 (11) ◽  
pp. 19008-19014
Author(s):  
D.O. Moskovskikh ◽  
S. Vorotilo ◽  
A.S. Sedegov ◽  
K.V. Kuskov ◽  
K.V. Bardasova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ball Milling ◽  
Spark Plasma Sintering ◽  
High Energy ◽  
High Energy Ball Milling ◽  
High Entropy ◽  
Plasma Sintering ◽  
Spark Plasma ◽  
Energy Ball

Al-SiC Nanocomposites Produced by Ball Milling and Spark Plasma Sintering

2013 ◽  
Vol 1513 ◽  
Author(s):  
R.C. Picu ◽  
J.J. Gracio ◽  
G.T. Vincze ◽  
N. Mathew ◽  
T. Schubert ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Yield Stress ◽  
Ball Milling ◽  
Spark Plasma Sintering ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Sic Nanoparticles ◽  
Sic Particles ◽  
Plasma Sintering ◽  
Spark Plasma ◽  
Energy Ball ◽  
Annealing Experiments

ABSTRACTIn this work Al-SiC nanocomposites were prepared by high energy ball milling followed by spark plasma sintering of the powder. For this purpose Al micro-powder was mixed with 50 nm diameter SiC nanoparticles. The final composites had grains of approximately 100 nm dimensions, with SiC particles located mostly at grain boundaries. To characterize their mechanical behavior, uniaxial compression, micro- and nano-indentation were performed. Materials with 1vol% SiC as well as nanocrystalline Al produced by the same means with the composite were processed, tested and compared. AA1050 was also considered for reference. It was concluded that the yield stress of the nanocomposite with 1 vol% SiC is 10 times larger than that of regular pure Al (AA1050). Nanocrystalline Al without SiC and processed by the same method has a yield stress 7 times larger than AA1050. Therefore, the largest increase is due to the formation of nanograins, with the SiC particles’ role being primarily that of stabilizing the grains. This was demonstrated by performing annealing experiments at 150°C and 250°C for 2h, in separate experiments.

Nickel/Alumina Metal Matrix Nanocomposites Obtained by High-Energy Ball Milling and Spark Plasma Sintering

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Enrique Martínez-Franco ◽  
Ming Li ◽  
Ricardo Cuenca Álvarez ◽  
Jesús González Hernández ◽  
Chao Ma ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ball Milling ◽  
Spark Plasma Sintering ◽  
Metal Matrix ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Alumina Nanoparticles ◽  
Metal Matrix Nanocomposites ◽  
Plasma Sintering ◽  
Spark Plasma ◽  
Energy Ball ◽  
Matrix Nanocomposites

Metal matrix nanocomposites (MMNCs) are anticipated to offer significantly better performance than existing superalloys. Nickel/alumina nanocomposite samples were fabricated with a powder metallurgy method, combining high-energy ball milling (HEBM) and spark plasma sintering (SPS). The objective of this research is to determine the effect of alumina nanoparticle fraction and HEBM parameters on the powder preparation and sintering processes, and resultant microstructure and properties. Nickel-based powders containing various fractions (1, 5 and 15 vol.%) alumina nanoparticles were prepared by HEBM. The initial particle sizes were 44 μm and 50 nm for nickel and alumina, respectively. The milling process was conducted by starting with mixing at 250 rpm for 5 min, followed by cycling operation at high and low speeds (1200 rpm for 4 min and 150 rpm for 1 min). Samples at different milling times (30, 60, 90 and 120 min) of each composition were obtained. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was used to evaluate the dispersion of nanoparticles in the powders at different milling times. SPS technique was used for consolidation of the prepared powders. SEM images showed that alumina nanoparticles are homogeneously dispersed in the metal matrix in the sample containing 15 vol.% alumina. Hardness measurements in cross sections of SPSed samples showed higher values for Ni/Al2O3 MMNC compared to pure Ni.

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