The effect of trace nickel additive and ball milling treatment on the near-full densification behavior of ultrafine tungsten powder
- 作者：Yong Han ; Jinglian Fan ; fjl@mail.csu.edu.cn ; yonghan711@gmail.com ; Tao Liu ; Huichao Cheng ; Jiamin Tian
- 关键词：Ultrafine tungsten powder ; Trace nickel additive ; Ball milling ; Near full densification ; Microstructure ; Microhardness
- 刊名：International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials
- 出版年：2012
- 期刊代码：91_02634368
- 类别：et
- 出版时间：September, 2012
- 卷：34
- 期：Complete
- 页码：18-26
- 文件大小：2743 K
摘要
Ultrafine W-0.1Ni (wt.%) composite powder was prepared by sol-spray drying and subsequent hydrogen reduction process, followed by mechanical ball milling for 5 or 10 h. Sintering densification behaviors of the synthesized composite powders both before and after ball milling treatment were investigated, which were compared with those of ultrafine pure tungsten powder fabricated by the same process for the purpose of clarifying the influence of Ni additive. The results show that the addition of trace nickel has a great effect in accelerating the densification rate of ultrafine tungsten. However, near full dense tungsten bulk material can be produced only if the W-0.1Ni powder is subjected to subsequent ball milling treatment. The W-0.1Ni powder ball milled for 5 h can be sintered to 99.4%of theoretical density at 1600 掳C for 2 h, which is 1000 掳C lower than the traditional microscaled tungsten powder sintered for the same density. At the same time, the addition of trace nickel and ball milling substantially reduce the onset temperature of sintering, recrystallization as well as grain growth. It is also found that the microhardness of the sintered tungsten material is highly dependent on its sintering density and grain size.