In this study, Fe-Co and Fe-Co-Cr alloys produced by mechanical alloying method. This alloying percentage (Fe-35%Co alloy) is used because it has highest saturation magnetization among all alloys. Added chromium is by 10% (atomic percent). For this purpose, mixture of iron, cobalt and chromium powders were milled in planetary ball mill with speed of 300 and 400 rpm in 0.75, 1.75, 3, 10 and 20 h (for speed of 400 rpm) and 1, 15, 32, 60 and 90 h (for speed of 300 rpm). Different processes control agent is used in each speed. Effects of speed and PCA on powders cool welding to cup have been studied. Produced powders have been investigated by X-ray diffraction (XRD) method and scanning electron microscope (SEM) at different times of alloying. Crystalline structure crumbles more and more with increase milling time and is reached in Nano scale.

Mn-Te powder is prepared by SPEX milling method. Primary results of air-milled Mn-Te Mixture show that original crystallites are gradually broken and oxidized without any MnTe phase formation. X-ray pattern of argon-milled powders show MnTe crystallites after 120 min. Milling, accompanying with Mn-Te2 phase. Diffraction peaks of Mn Te phase are weakened for longer milling times and some unwanted iron impurity phases gradually appear. The percentage of MnTe phase in products decreases considerably for longer than 12 hours milling times, while MnTe2 phase remains stable even after 110 hours of milling.      

Cu-based alloys have a wide range of applications in the electronics industry, communications industry, welding industries, etc. Regarding the type and percentage of the second phase, changing in the alloying elements has a significant effect on the mechanical and electrical properties of copper composites. The aim of the present work is to synthesize, investigate, and compare the micro-structure, micro-hardness, and electrical properties of different Cu-based nanocomposites. For this purpose, Cu-Al, Cu-Al2O3, Cu-Cr, and Cu-Ti were fabricated via ball milling of copper with 1, 3, and 6 weight percentages. The vial speed was 350 rpm and the ball-to-powder weight ratio was kept at 15:1. The milling process was performed at different times in Argon. Next, the prepared composites were studied by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and dynamic light scattering (DLS). Based on XRD patterns, crystallite size, lattice strain, and lattice constant were calculated by Rietveld refinement using Maud software. The results show a decrease of crystallite size, and an increase of the internal strain and lattice constant by rising the alloying elements in all composites. Then, the produced powders compressed via the cold press and annealed at 650˚C. Finally; the micro-hardness and the electrical resistance of the manufactured tablets were measured. The results of these analyses show that micro-hardness is increased by enhancement of the reinforcement material, due to the rising of the work hardening. Cu-6wt%Ti with 312 Vickers and Cu-1wt%Al2O3 with 78 Vickers had the highest and lowest micro-hardness, respectively. Moreover, the results of the electrical resistance indicate a dramatic rise in the electrical resistance by increasing the amount of alloying material, which Cu-1wt%Al with 0.26 Ω had the highest electrical conductivity.

In this paper, Cu-Ti nanocomposite synthesized via ball milling of copper-titanium powders in 1, 3, and 6 of weight percentage compounds. The vial speed was 350 rpm and ball to powder weight ratio kept at 15:1 under Argon atmosphere, and the time of milling was 90 h. Obtained powders were studied by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and dynamic light scattering (DLS). Crystallite size, lattice strain, and lattice constant were calculated by Rietveld refinement with Maud software. The results show a decrease in the crystallite size, and an increase in the internal strain and lattice parameter. Furthermore, the lattice parameter grew by increasing the percentage of titanium. Then, the powders compressed by the cold press and annealed at 650˚C, and finally, their micro-hardness and electrical resistance were measured. These analyses show that via increasing the proportion of titanium, Cu-6wt%Ti with 312 Vickers had the highest micro-hardness; due to the increasing the work hardening. Moreover, the results of the electrical resistance illustrate through increasing the amount of alloying material, the electrical resistance grew which the highest electrical conductivity was Cu-1wt%Ti with 0.36 Ω.

In this study, synthesis of silicon nitride by mechanical alloying and the effects of important parameters of milling time and heat treatment temperature, time and rate are presented. Silicon micro powder and nitrogen gas were used as precursor materials. Synthesized phases, morphology and particle size were investigated by X-ray diffraction pattern (XRD) and Fieldemission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), respectively. X-ray fluorescence analysis (XRF) was used for silicon nitride purity investigation.The optimum sample was produced at 30 h milling time, heat treatment at 1300oC and 22 oC /min heating rate conditions. X-ray fluorescence analysis showed more than 98% purity.

Aluminum and its alloys due to favorable properties such as low density and high strength to weight ratio, have found many applications in industries, particularly the automotive and aerospace. In this study, the production process of aluminum alloy 7014 using mechanical alloying in a high energy planetary mill, at a weight ratio of powder to bullet 1: 20, under argon atmosphere was investigated. According to the XRD results and XRY-MAP images and also the changes in lattice parameter, with increasing milling time gradually aluminum solid solution containing zinc and magnesium elements was created and aluminum alloy 7014 after a three-hour milling established. Also, effect of milling time on crystalline size, was investigated by milling at different times (4, 6, 8, 10, 15, 20 and 25 h).finally, the crystalline size of about 11 nm was reported on 15 hours of milling. Also the Alloy hardness value increased with increasing milling time, so 130 Vickers was reported after 15 hours of the milling.

Reactive composites are a new group of composite materials consisting of two or more metal materials that can not ignite or explode in the environment but can release a lot of energy due to shock and severe impact loads. This study aimed to investigate the effect of the ratio of constituent particles on the microstructure and thermal and mechanical properties of the Al-Ni composite. For this purpose, the Al-Ni compound with 2:1, 1:1 and 3:1 molar ratios was milled and mixed. Then the samples were cold pressed and sintered at 400 ˚C under argon atmosphere for one hour. The microstructure of samples was analyzed by microstructure field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) and XRD. For the investigation of thermal and mechanical properties, DTA and ignition tests and compression and Hopkinson tests were used respectively. In the ignition test, due to the AlNi product, the highest value of heat released was related to a sample with 1:1 Al:Ni molar ratio. In the compression and Hopkinson tests, the highest values of compressive strength were 208.7 and 309.7 Mpa respectively, which belong to a 1:1 Al:Ni molar ratio. Also, the results showed that the compressive strength increased by changing the strain rate from 0.01 s-1 (in the pressure test) to 1000 s-1 (in the Hopkinson test).

Magnesium and its alloys are light, biodegradable, biocompatible metals that have promising applications as biomaterials. Magnesium is potentially useful for orthopedic and cardiovascular applications. However, the corrosion rate of this metal is so high that its degradation occurs before the end of the healing process. One of the ways to improve the corrosion rate isto compose it’s with ceramic materials such as HA. In this study, at first the alloy with a nominal composition of Mg-3%Al-1%Zn (AZ31 alloy) was produced by high energy ball milling (HEBM) of Mg powder, Zn powder and Al powder under high purity argon. The ball milling parameters were chosen following: shaft rotation was 600 rpm, ratio of balls to powder was 20: 1 and milling time was 2, 4 and 6 h under argon atmosphere. The Mg alloy powders obtained were pressed with different amounts of HA-Zeolite nano composite powder, weight ratio HA (Hydroxyapatite) to Zeolite 4: 1, HZ, under 1000 MPa in steel die with 10 mm in diameter and 20 mm in height. The samples pressed were sintered for 1 h at 630 K in an inert atmosphere furnace. Microstructure characterization of as-milled powders and as-sintered alloys were carried out by SEM. An X-ray diffraction (XRD) was used for phase analysis. It means that powder obtained is nano structure. mechanical strength and El. % improved up to approximately 50% and 40% by in AZ31/HZ bio- composite samples containing 20 wt. % HZ. So, this nano biocomposite is good candidate for orthopedic medical applications.