Abstract
Solid-state carbothermic reduction of tungsten oxide (WO 3) to nano-sized tungsten carbide (WC) particles was achieved by calcining mechanically activated mixtures of WO 3 and graphite at 1215 °C under vacuum condition. By experiments and thermodynamic calculations, the intermediate phases, WO 2.72, WO 2 and metallic tungsten (W), were observed at 741 °C, which decomposed to synthesize the final product (WC). Homogeneity increase and associated decrease in the diffusion path by mechanical milling and formation of these intermediates are mainly responsible for the successful production of WC. The process indicates that solid-state synthesis of WC nanoparticles directly from as-milled mixtures of tungsten oxide and graphite powder is possible.
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