Abstract
Elemental polycrystalline nickel and zirconium powders were mechanically alloyed by high energy ball milling in an argon atmosphere. The morphology of the mechanically alloyed powders changes with proceeding milling time and the progress of amorphization. Amorphous Ni xZr 1−x powders were prepared in the concentration range 0.2 ⩽ x ⩽ 0.7. Differential scanning calorimetry was used to determine the crystallization temperatures. The results confirm the amorphous region measured by X-rays. The atomic pair distribution functions G(R) were calculated from X-ray diffraction patterns. The first broad peak in G(R) of Ni 40Zr 60 shows a splitting. These results combined with thermodynamic calculations after Miedema's model are discussed. Complementary transmission electron microscopy investigations of mechanically alloyed amorphous Ni 60Nb 40 powder give direct hints that the mechanism of amorphization is governed by a solid state reaction.
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