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Kinetics of phase evolution of Zn-Fe intermetallics

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The intermetallic phases, Γ (Fe33Zn10), Γ1, (Fe5Zn21), δ (FeZn7, and ζ (FeZn13), are mechanically alloyed through ball milling of pure elemental Fe and Zn powders under a controlled atmosphere of argon gas. The state of the as-ball-milled materials was crystalline, except for the Γ phase, which was amorphous. Phase-evolution kinetics through differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) measurements of the as-ball-milled powders show three characteristic transition temperatures for the Γ1, and ζ phases, two for the Γ phase, and only one for the δ phase. The activation energies for the evolution of the milled powders to their equilibrium crystalline phases are 170 ± 1, 251 ±2, 176± 1, and 737 ±4 kJ/mol for the Γ, Γ1, δ, and ζ phases, respectively. These values show that the mechanisms for the metastable-to-stable phase transition in these intermetallics are different, whereas diffusion over short distances may be part of the entire process in all cases.

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  1. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Cincinnati, 45221-0012, Cincinnati, OH

    Z. T. Liu (Graduate Student) & O. N. C. Uwakweh (Assistant Professor)

  2. Foundation Ecole Polytechnique Feminine, 92330, Sceaux, France

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Liu, Z.T., Boisson, M. & Uwakweh, O.N.C. Kinetics of phase evolution of Zn-Fe intermetallics. Metall Mater Trans A 27, 2904–2910 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02663839

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