Characteristics of Nanostructured Cr₇₅Ni₂₅ Alloy Powders Produced by High-Energy Ball Milling

Abstract

Nanomaterial Cr75Ni25 alloy with a mean crystallite size of 8.3 nm and microstrain of 1.23% after 48h of milling was synthesized by mechanical alloying using a high energy planetary ball milling. The morphological changes and particles size were investigated by scanning electron microscopy and laser diffraction. Magnetic results were measured by Foucault currants, coercive field and residual magnetisation. Structural change during ball milling was evaluated by X-ray diffraction. It was found that the paramagnetic Cr0.8Ni0.2 phase with bcc structure appears for 12 h of milling.