PRODUCTION OF FeAl NANOSTRUCTURED ALLOY BY MECHANICAL ALLOYING AND ITS MICROSTRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION

In this work, a Fe40Al alloy was produced by the mechanical alloying technique, from a mixture of elemental powders constituted by Fe and Al, using different milling times. The evolution of size and morphology of powders depending on the milling time was characterized by scanning electron microscopy. The X-Ray Diffraction technique was utilized in order to characterize the crystalline structure evolution depending on the milling time. The Fe40Al alloy with a body centered cubic crystal structure was formed at 20 h of milling time. Besides, this alloy acquired a disordered crystal structure with a Nano metric grain size. The Nano metric grain size of disordered Fe40Al alloy was decreased at the same time as the milling time transcurred, while its lattice parameter was increased.