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Development of Ni-Al2O3 In-Situ Nanocomposite by Reactive Milling and Spark Plasma Sintering

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In the present study, Ni-30 vol pct Al2O3 in-situ nanocomposite was developed by reactive milling of NiO-Al-Ni powder mixture followed by spark plasma sintering (SPS). During milling, fcc to hcp transformation was observed in Ni(Al) phase and it transformed back to fcc phase around 773 K (500 °C). The hardness and yield strength of Ni-30 vol pct Al2O3 nanocomposite are approximately two times higher than that of pure Ni of similar grain size. The improved mechanical properties of nanocomposite are attributed to the presence of alumina particles of nanometer size.

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  1. Department of Metallurgical Engineering, PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore, 641 004, India

    V. Udhayabanu (Assistant Professor)

  2. Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, 600 036, India

    V. Udhayabanu (Assistant Professor), K. R. Ravi (Assistant Professor) & B. S. Murty (Professor)

  3. PSG, Institute of Advanced Studies, Coimbatore, 641 004, India

    K. R. Ravi (Assistant Professor)

  4. International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials (ARCI), Hyderabad, 500 005, India

    K. Murugan (Scientist ‘C’) & D. Sivaprahasam (Scientist ‘C’)

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Udhayabanu, V., Ravi, K.R., Murugan, K. et al. Development of Ni-Al2O3 In-Situ Nanocomposite by Reactive Milling and Spark Plasma Sintering. Metall Mater Trans A 42, 2085–2093 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-011-0602-6

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