Properties and microstructure of oxide dispersion strengthened tungsten alloy prepared by liquid-phase method:a review

The addition of the second phase into tungsten can significantly refine the grain size of tungsten alloys,and also play a role in dispersion strengthening,thus improving the properties of tungsten alloy.As a preparation method of tungsten alloy powder,liquid-phase method avoids the disadvantage of mechanical alloying,and the obtained powder composition is accurate and controllable,with high purity and excellent uniformity.At present,the second phase particles used for dispersion strengthening tungsten alloys are mainly composed of oxides.Oxide particles can be synthesized and precipitated in nitrate solution through in situ chemical reaction,and are uniformly distributed in composite powder by mixing and stirring.Finally,the oxide dispersion strengthened tungsten alloy(ODS-W)was obtained by reduction and sintering.Liquid-phase methods for preparing ODS-W alloys include azeotropic distillation,sol-gel methods,freeze-drying,hydrothermal synthesis,spray-drying,etc.In this paper,several liquid-phase methods for preparing tungsten alloy composite powder precursors are reviewed,and their latest research progresses are discussed.In addition,the morphologies and properties of tungsten alloys prepared by different methods are compared,which provides guidance for preparing high-performance tungsten alloys.