Production and sintering of Mgo-MgFe2O4 powder ceramics by mechanical alloying

A. Huerta, H. A. Calderon, M. Umemoto

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Abstract

Ceramic materials consisting of magnetic particles (MgFe2O4) in an insulating matrix (MgO) with a nanocrystalline structure have been produced by mechanical alloying and sintering techniques. Initial mixtures of MgO and Fe2O3 were milled in high-energy mills and characterized after different milling times. Increasing amounts of magnesiowüstite (MgxFe1-xO) form as a function of milling time. Sintering was performed from 673 to 1273 K in vacuum. Sintering at low temperatures allows retention of nanosized grains containing a fine dispersion of magnetic particles in a magnesiowüstite matrix. Measurement of magnetic properties is used to determine both the nature of the developed phases and the grain sizes.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)631-636
Number of pages6
JournalMaterials Science Forum
Volume360-362
StatePublished - 2001
EventMetastable, Mechanically Alloyed and Nanocrystalline Materials (ISMANAM 2000) - Oxford, United Kingdom
Duration: 9 Jul 200014 Jul 2000

Keywords

  • Ceramic
  • Magnetic properties
  • Mechanochemical reaction
  • Sintering

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