Evolution of Fe environments in mechanically alloyed Fe-Nb-(B) compositions

Nanocrystalline alloys of nominal composition Fe85Nb5B10 were produced by mechanical alloying from a mixture of elemental powders. Two commercial boron structures were used: amorphous and crystalline. In addition, a third composition Fe94.4Nb5.6 was prepared for comparison. X-ray diffraction and Mös...

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Autores: Blázquez, Javier S., Ipus, John J., Conde, Clara F., Conde Amiano, Alejandro
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2014
País:España
Recursos:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/103563
Acesso em linha:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/103563
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Mechanical alloying
Mössbauer spectroscopy
Nanocrystalline alloys
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Resumo:Nanocrystalline alloys of nominal composition Fe85Nb5B10 were produced by mechanical alloying from a mixture of elemental powders. Two commercial boron structures were used: amorphous and crystalline. In addition, a third composition Fe94.4Nb5.6 was prepared for comparison. X-ray diffraction and Mössbauer spectroscopy were used to describe the evolution of the microstructure and Fe environments as a function of the milling time. Whereas Nb is rapidly incorporated into the nanocrystalline matrix, boron inclusions remain even after long milling times. The presence of boron is found to enhance the comminuting of crystallites.