Nanostructured Fe-8P (wt%) powder mixture was prepared by high energy ball milling in a planetary ball mill (Fritsch P7) under argon atmosphere. The morphology of the particles, the phase identification and the alloying evolution process as a function of milling time are studied by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and 57Fe Mössbauer spectrometry (MS), respectively. Refinement based on Rietveld method of the XRD patterns and the Mössbauer spectra analysis show that the Fe(x)P (1 < x < 2) and Fe2P phosphide phases are the main product after 3 h of milling (approximately 10%). From the XRD Rietveld refinement, it is observed that the Fe2P phase disappears completely after 12 h of milling, while the Fe3P nanophase appears after 9 h and remains for larger milling duration. The lattice structure distortion is evidenced by the lattice parameter changes of the milled products. A two structure state of the alpha-Fe(P) solid solution: alpha-Fe1 and alpha-Fe2 is confirmed by both the XRD and MS measurements. After milling for 21 h, a mixture of a disordered two phase alpha-Fe(P) solid solution, Fe3P nanophase and a small amount of a paramagnetic FeP phosphide phase (approximately 2%) is obtained.
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