Morphological and XPS study of ball milled Fe1-xAlx (0.3≤x≤0.6) alloys
Abstract
The paper presents mechanical and XPS study of ball milled Fe1-xAlx (0.3≤x≤0.6) alloys. The author prepared the solid solution of Fe(Al) with different composition of Al by using mechanical alloying (MA) technique. The MA process induces a progressive dissolution of Al into Fe, resulted in the formation of an extended Fe(Al) solid solution with the bcc structure after 5 hr of milling. The SEM Images shows that the initial shape of particles disappeared completely, and their structure became a mixture of small and large angular-shaped crystallites with different sizes. The TEM micrograph also confirms the reduction in crystallite size and alloy formation. XPS study shows the shift in the binding energy position of both Fe and Al Peaks provide strong evidence of Fe(Al) phase formation after milling.
- Publication:
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2nd International Conference on Condensed Matter and Applied Physics (ICC 2017)
- Pub Date:
- May 2018
- DOI:
- 10.1063/1.5032504
- Bibcode:
- 2018AIPC.1953c0169R