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Synthesis And Characterization Of Ball-Milled Nanocrystalline Fcc Metals

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 February 2011

J. Eckert ,
J. C. Holzer ,
C. E. Krill III  and
W. L. Johnson
J. Eckert
Affiliation:
California Institute of Technology, W.M. Keck Laboratory of Engineering Materials 138–78, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA
J. C. Holzer
Affiliation:
California Institute of Technology, W.M. Keck Laboratory of Engineering Materials 138–78, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA
C. E. Krill III
Affiliation:
California Institute of Technology, W.M. Keck Laboratory of Engineering Materials 138–78, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA
W. L. Johnson
Affiliation:
California Institute of Technology, W.M. Keck Laboratory of Engineering Materials 138–78, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA
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Abstract

Nanocrystalline fee metals (Al, Cu, Ni, Pd, Rh, Ir) have been prepared by ball milling. The development of the microstructure is investigated by x-ray diffraction, differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The final grain sizes range from 6 to 22 nm and scale with the melting point and the bulk modulus of the elements: metals with higher melting point and bulk modulus have a smaller final grain size. From this a general relation between the deformation mechanism during ball milling and the ultimate grain size achievable by this technique is inferred. With decreasing grain size the lattice strain is enhanced and deformation enthalpies of up to 40 % of the heat of fusion are stored in the material. The contributions of the lattice strain and of die excess enthalpy of the grain boundaries to the stored enthalpies are critically assessed. The kinetics of grain growth are investigated by mermal analysis. The activation energy for grain boundary migration is derived from a modified Kissinger analysis and estimates of the grain boundary enthalpy are given.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 238: Symposium Cb – Structure and Properties of Interfaces in Materials , 1991 , 745
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1992

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