Structure Evolution of Ni<sub>36</sub>Al<sub>27</sub>Co<sub>37</sub> Alloy in the Process of Mechanical Alloying and Plasma Spheroidization
Alina K. Mazeeva,
Artem Kim,
Nikolay E. Ozerskoi,
Aleksey I. Shamshurin,
Nikolay G. Razumov,
Denis V. Nazarov,
Anatoliy A. Popovich
Affiliations
Alina K. Mazeeva
Institute of Machinery, Materials and Transport, Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, 29, Polytechnicheskaya Str., 195251 Saint Petersburg, Russia
Artem Kim
Institute of Machinery, Materials and Transport, Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, 29, Polytechnicheskaya Str., 195251 Saint Petersburg, Russia
Nikolay E. Ozerskoi
Institute of Machinery, Materials and Transport, Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, 29, Polytechnicheskaya Str., 195251 Saint Petersburg, Russia
Aleksey I. Shamshurin
Institute of Machinery, Materials and Transport, Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, 29, Polytechnicheskaya Str., 195251 Saint Petersburg, Russia
Nikolay G. Razumov
Institute of Machinery, Materials and Transport, Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, 29, Polytechnicheskaya Str., 195251 Saint Petersburg, Russia
Denis V. Nazarov
Research Park “Innovative Technologies of Composite Nanomaterials”, St. Petersburg University, 13B Universitetskaya Emb., 199034 Saint Petersburg, Russia
Anatoliy A. Popovich
Institute of Machinery, Materials and Transport, Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, 29, Polytechnicheskaya Str., 195251 Saint Petersburg, Russia
In this paper, a novel approach to obtain a ferromagnetic material for smart applications was implied. A combination of mechanical alloying (MA) and plasma spheroidization (PS) was applied to produce Ni36Al27Co37 spherical powder. Then its structure was systematically studied. It was shown that homogenization of the structure occurs due to mechanism of layered structure formation. The dependence of the lamella thickness on the energy dose input at MA was defined. It was found that 14.7 W⋅h/g is sufficient to obtain lamella thickness of 1 μm and less. The low-energy mode of a planetary mill with rotation speeds of the main disk/bowl of 150/−300 rpm makes it possible to achieve a uniform element distribution upon a minimal amount of impurity. During MA in an attritor Ni3Al-type intermetallic compounds are formed that result in more intensive degradation in particle size. Plasma spheroidization of the powder after MA allowed obtaining Ni36Al27Co37 spherical powder. The powder had a fine β + γ-structure. The particle size distribution remains almost unchanged compared to the MA stage. Coercivity of the powder is 79 Oe. The powder obtained meets the requirements of selective laser melting technology, but also can be utilized as a functional filler in various magnetic composites.
