Production and Characterization of Alumina-Diamond Composites and Nanocomposites

2010 ◽  
Vol 65 ◽  
pp. 16-20
Author(s):  
Elíria Maria de Jesus Agnolon Pallone ◽  
Vania Trombini ◽  
Kátia L. Silva ◽  
Luis O. Bernardi ◽  
Makoto Yokoyama ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wear Resistance ◽  
High Vacuum ◽  
Secondary Phase ◽  
Diamond Powder ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Alumina Matrix ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Ceramic Matrices

One of the most recent alternatives in the development of materials with high mechanical properties and wear resistance is the addition of nanometric and/or micrometric particles of a secondary phase into ceramic matrices. Nanostructured materials can be defined as systems that have at least one microstructural characteristic of nanometric dimensions (less than 100nm). In this work, alumina-diamond nanocomposites were produced using nanometric diamond powder obtained by high energy milling in a SPEX mixer mill for 6h. The crystallite size was 30nm. After deagglomeration, the diamond powder was added to the alumina matrix in a ratio of 5wt%. The samples were isostatically pressed and high-vacuum sintered. The resulting nanocomposites and composites were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and by microhardness, diametral compression and wear resistance tests. The results confirmed the promising wear characteristics of the alumina-diamond nanocomposite.

Characterization of WC-Co Coatings Using HP/HVOF Process

1996 ◽  
Author(s):  
S.Y. Hwang ◽  
B.G. Seong ◽  
M.C. Kim
Keyword(s):  
Wear Resistance ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
High Carbon ◽  
Properties Of Coatings ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Hvof Process ◽  
Number Of Passes ◽  
Oxygen Fuel

Abstract To maintain surface roughness of process rolls in cold rolling steel plants, WC-Co coatings have been known to be effective ones. In this study, a high pressure/high velocity oxygen fuel (HP/HVOF) process was used to obtain WC-Co coatings. To get the best quality of coatings, WC-Co coatings are sprayed with numerous powders made by various processes. These powders include agglomerated sintered powders, fused-crushed powders, extra high carbon WC-Co powders and (W2C, WC)-Co powders. After spraying, properties of coatings such as hardness, wear resistance. X-ray diffraction, and microstructures were analyzed. For coatings produced by agglomerated-sintered powders, hardness of the coating increased as power levels and the number of passes were increased. In case of the coatings produced by fused-crushed powders, a very low deposition rate was obtained due to a low flowablity of the powders. In addition, the WC-Co coatings sprayed with extra carbon content of WC-Co did not show improved hardness and wear resistance. Also, some decomposition of WC was observed in the coating. Finally, the coatings produced by (W2C, WC)-Co powders produced higher hardness and lower wear resistance coating.

Single Crystal Wurtzitic Aluminum Nitride Growth on Silicon Using Supersonic Gas Jets

1995 ◽  
Vol 395 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. A. Ustin ◽  
L. Lauhon ◽  
K. A. Brown ◽  
D. Q. Hu ◽  
W. Ho
Keyword(s):  
Aluminum Nitride ◽  
Growth Rates ◽  
High Energy ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Rutherford Back Scattering ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Supersonic Molecular Beam ◽  
Supersonic Beams ◽  
Wide Range

ABSTRACTHighly oriented aluminum nitride (0001) films have been grown on Si(001) and Si (111) substrates at temperatures between 550° C and 775° C with dual supersonic molecular beam sources. Triethylaluminum (TEA;[(C2H5)3Al]) and ammonia (NH3) were used as precursors. Hydrogen, helium, and nitrogen were used as seeding gases for the precursors, providing a wide range of possible kinetic energies for the supersonic beams due to the disparate masses of the seed gases. Growth rates of AIN were found to depend strongly on the substrate orientation and the kinetic energy of the incident precursor; a significant increase in growth rate is seen when seeding in hydrogen or helium as opposed to nitrogen. Growth rates were 2–3 times greater on Si(001) than on Si(111). Structural characterization of the films was done by reflection high energy electron diffraction (RHEED) and x-ray diffraction (XRD). X-ray rocking curve (XRC) full-width half-maxima (FWHM) were seen as small as 2.5°. Rutherford back scattering (RBS) was used to determine the thickness of the films and their chemical composition. Films were shown to be nitrogen rich, deviating from perfect stoichiometry by 10%–20%. Surface analysis was performed by Auger electron spectroscopy (AES).

Microstructure Characterization of the Reaction Interface between CBN Grain and Titanium-Deposited Film

2012 ◽  
Vol 538-541 ◽  
pp. 166-171
Author(s):  
Wen Feng Ding ◽  
Yang Min Liang ◽  
Jian He ◽  
Li Tang ◽  
Jie Yu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heating Temperature ◽  
Cubic Boron Nitride ◽  
High Vacuum ◽  
Reaction Products ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Energy Dispersion Spectrometer ◽  
Heat Treated ◽  
Deposited Film

Cubic boron nitride (CBN) abrasive grains with surface titanium-deposited film were heat-treated during 550-950°C for 60 min under high vacuum circumstance. Detailed interfacial compounds analysis by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersion spectrometer (EDS), differential thermal analysis (DTA) indicates that the interfacial reactions are much dependent on the heating temperature to some extents, and the reaction products, TiN, TiB2 and TiB chiefly form the network structure. In particular, at 950°C the transition layers with excellent performance, CBN/TiB2/TiB/(TiB+TiN)/TiN/CBN, is realized.

Synthesis and Characterization of Nanostructured Mechanical Cu-Fe-Co Alloy

2018 ◽  
Vol 941 ◽  
pp. 1232-1237
Author(s):  
Alisiya Biserova-Tahchieva ◽  
Isabel López-Jiménez ◽  
Núria Llorca-Isern
Keyword(s):  
Defect Density ◽  
Nanocrystalline Structure ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Magnetic Behaviour ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Soft Ferromagnetic ◽  
Hours Of Work ◽  
And Diffusion

Nanocrystalline structure of CuFeCo (50:25:25 wt%) alloy has been obtained by high energy mechanical milling from elemental metal powder mixture during large hours of work. Phase transformations and diffusion in the system subjected to heat treatment are discussed. Thermal stability at high temperatures is analysed and considered of importance for several applications. The nanostructure was studied by employing X-Ray diffraction and electron microscopy. It has been determined the reduction in crystallite size and the induced microstrain by the milling time. The solid solution achievement through the increment of defect density was confirmed by Mössbauer analysis. Magnetic behaviour was analysed through magnetization technique entailing their soft ferromagnetic behaviour related to the microstructural changes.

Fabrication of PbO-Type Structure β-FeSe Superconductor Ceramics by Solid State Reaction Method

2013 ◽  
Vol 790 ◽  
pp. 21-24
Author(s):  
Yun Yi Wu ◽  
Jian Gao ◽  
Tao Li ◽  
Zhi Qiang Hua
Keyword(s):  
Solid State ◽  
High Vacuum ◽  
Secondary Phase ◽  
Vacuum State ◽  
Type Structure ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Solid State Sinter ◽  
Metallic Behavior ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Sinter Method

PbO-type structure β-FeSe superconductor ceramic were successfully prepared by solid state sinter method in high vacuum state. The structures of the ceramics were investigated by X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy. X-ray diffraction indicates that the sample prepared by two-steps method exhibited a much improved crystallinity. And as sintering temperature increases to 700°C, secondary phase Fe7Se8 phase peak disappear and α-Fe peak weakened. Besides, the ceramic prepared in 700°C exhibited a denser surface morphology in comparison to that prepared in 410°C and its composition is closer to the chemical formula FeSe according to EDX compositional analyses. It was noted that the resistivity of the sample, sintered at 700°C using two-steps sinter method, shows a linear metallic behavior from room temperature and onset is around T = 7.5 K.

scholarly journals Characterization of neutron-irradiated HT-UPS steel by high-energy X-ray diffraction microscopy

2016 ◽  
Vol 471 ◽  
pp. 280-288 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xuan Zhang ◽  
Jun-Sang Park ◽  
Jonathan Almer ◽  
Meimei Li
Keyword(s):  
High Energy ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Diffraction Microscopy

Characterization of Ni-CNTs Nanocomposites Produced by Mechanical Alloying

2013 ◽  
Vol 829 ◽  
pp. 515-519 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shaghayegh Gharegozloo ◽  
Hossein Abdizadeh ◽  
Abolghasem Ataie
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Milling ◽  
Milling Time ◽  
High Energy ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Metal Matrix Nanocomposites ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Milling Method ◽  
Particle Refinement ◽  
Matrix Nanocomposites

The interest in using CNTs as the reinforcement of metal matrix nanocomposites has been growing considerably due to their enhanced properties. In the present work, nickel was reinforced by carbon nanotubes (CNTs) via high energy mechanical milling method. The effects of various amounts of CNTs (5%, 10%, 20% and 30%) and different milling times (1, 5, 10 and 15 hours) were investigated. X-ray diffraction (XRD), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) and vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM) analysis were used for evaluation of phase composition, morphology and magnetic properties of the samples, respectively. The results showed a homogeneous dispersion of CNTs into the nickel matrix phase by mechanical milling. It was observed that the increase in the milling time, for a particular amount of CNTs, caused a decrease of mean crystallite size from 56 nm to 35 nm. The increase of CNTs amount also resulted in the powder particle refinement. VSM analysis showed that with the increase of CNTs from 0% to 30%, the magnetization of the samples decreases from 52.36 to 30.74 emu/g, and the coercivity of the nanocomposites increases from 61.45 to 114 Oe.

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