In the present work,mechanical alloying of a powder mixture of nickel and graphite(up to 15wt%)was carried out in an attrition mill under a nitrogen atmosphere.The as-milled powders were characterized by scanning elec...In the present work,mechanical alloying of a powder mixture of nickel and graphite(up to 15wt%)was carried out in an attrition mill under a nitrogen atmosphere.The as-milled powders were characterized by scanning electron microscopy(SEM),X-ray diffraction(XRD),and transmission electron microscopy(TEM).The 15wt%graphite dissolved into the nickel(exceeding the negligible solid solubility in the nickel–carbon system),thereby forming a supersaturated solid solution of graphite in a nickel matrix.The dissolved graphite occupied interstitial positions along the dislocation edges and at the grain-boundary regions.A three-step graphite dissolution mechanism has been proposed.The associated changes in the nickel lattice,such as changes in the crystallite size(62 to 43 nm),lattice strain(0.12%to 0.3%),and lattice parameter(0.3533 to 0.3586 nm),which led to the formation of the supersaturated solid solution,were also evaluated and discussed.展开更多
文摘In the present work,mechanical alloying of a powder mixture of nickel and graphite(up to 15wt%)was carried out in an attrition mill under a nitrogen atmosphere.The as-milled powders were characterized by scanning electron microscopy(SEM),X-ray diffraction(XRD),and transmission electron microscopy(TEM).The 15wt%graphite dissolved into the nickel(exceeding the negligible solid solubility in the nickel–carbon system),thereby forming a supersaturated solid solution of graphite in a nickel matrix.The dissolved graphite occupied interstitial positions along the dislocation edges and at the grain-boundary regions.A three-step graphite dissolution mechanism has been proposed.The associated changes in the nickel lattice,such as changes in the crystallite size(62 to 43 nm),lattice strain(0.12%to 0.3%),and lattice parameter(0.3533 to 0.3586 nm),which led to the formation of the supersaturated solid solution,were also evaluated and discussed.
