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Experimental results of a new method of production of CuCo alloy of composition 95Cu–5Co from the reduction of the mixture of cupric oxide (CuO) and cobalt oxide (Co3O4) is presented. It uses low-temperature hydrogen plasma which in turn is created in a microwave assisted plasma set-up. The microwave power and hydrogen flow-rate used in this investigation are 750 W and 2.5 × 10−6 m3 s−1 respectively. Co3O4 reduced faster than CuO. The reduced molar volume of Co3O4 provided more space for hydrogen penetration. The addition of Co3O4 to CuO, not only removed the induction period from the kinetic plot of CuO reduction but also, improved the reduction rate of CuO. The kinetic data fits the Avrami model of nucleation and growth with a model parameter closer to 1.5. The alloy showed positive deviation from Vegard’s law. The crystallite size, calculated by applying Scherrer’s formula lies in the range of 21.5–30.7 nm.
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I am thankful to Prof. (Dr.) Barada Kanta Mishra, Director, Indian Institute of Technology Goa, India, and Prof. (Dr.) Raja Kishore Paramguru, Professor in School of Mechanical Engineering, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, India, for their constructive technical advice. I would also like to thank CSIR, New Delhi for providing financial support to carry out research work under the project MINMET, Project No. ESC 205. I am immensely grateful to the reviewers for their so-called insights.
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Sabat, K.C. Formation of CuCo Alloy From Their Oxide Mixtures Through Reduction by Low-Temperature Hydrogen Plasma. Plasma Chem Plasma Process 39, 1071–1086 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11090-019-09963-y
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