Characterization of Cu-Co alloys produced by mechanosynthesis and spark plasma sintering

L. Diaz Barriga Arceo, J. J. Cruz-Rivera, J. G. Cabañas-Moreno, K. Tsuchiya, M. Umemoto, H. Calderon

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Abstract

Mechanical alloying and sintering by the spark plasma sintering technique have been used to obtain Cu-Co alloys. Microstructure characterization and measurement of magnetic properties are reported. The produced alloys contain 50, 66 and 75 at% Cu. They have been prepared from pure elemental powders in a high-energy planetary mill under an inert Ar atmosphere. Microstructure characterization of the as milled powders has been performed by X-ray diffraction and TEM methods. A supersaturated solid solution is found after 100 hr of milling. Sintering produces grains of Cu containing a fine dispersion of Co particles. Similar X-ray diffraction patterns are produced by as milled powders and sintered products. However their magnetic response is different. The magnetic hysteresis curves are measured and important changes in coercive force and magnetization field are found as a function of Co content. Some changes have been observed between the powder and sintered specimens that support the results obtained by the magnetic hysteresis curves.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)II/-
JournalMaterials Science Forum
Volume343
StatePublished - 2000
EventISMANAM-99: The International Symposium on Metastable, Mechanically Alloyed and Nanocrystalline Materials - Dresden, Ger
Duration: 30 Aug 19993 Sep 1999

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