Structural Evolution of Mechanically Alloyed Nanocrystalline Fe25Al50Ni25 Intermetallics
Nanostructured Fe25Al50Ni25intermetallics was prepared directly by mechanical alloying (MA) in a high-energy planetary ball-mill. The phase transformations and structural changes occurring in the studied material during mechanical alloying were investigated by X-ray diffraction (XRD). Thermal behavior of the milled powders was examined by differential thermal analysis (DTA). Disordered Al(Fe,Ni) solid solution was formed After 50 h of milling. Al(Fe,Ni) solid solution milled for 100h transformed into FeNi,FeNi3 and AlNi3 phase. The power annealed at temperature 500 results in forming of intermetallics AlFe0.23Ni0.77, Al1.1Ni0.9 , AlNi and two unknown phase after 5h milling. The nanocrystalline metallic compound was obtained after 100h milling.