Effect of Ni Addition on Formation of Nanocrystalline Phase during Mechanical Alloying of (Fe Al)-40(60) at.% Ni and (Fe Al3)-10(30) at.% Ni Powders
Al-Fe-Ni ternary powder mixtures containing (FeAl)-40(60) at.% Ni and (FeAl3)-10(30) at.% Ni were mechanically alloyed by a high-energry planetary ball mill. The structural evolution of the powders during milling was studied by X-ray diffraction technique (XRD). During milling of (FeAl)-40(60) at.% Ni system, Al and Fe solid solutions formed at the early stage change to FeAl, AlNi3 and FeNi3 intermetallic compounds. However, the Al and Fe solid solutions observed at the early stage transform into Al3Ni2, AlFe3 and AlFe0.23Ni0.77 intermetallic compound at last. The experimental results showed that the last milling products were decided by the proportion of atom between Al and Fe in the powder and the Ni content in the power had not affected to the last products.