J. Foct et Rs. Defigueiredo, MECHANICAL ALLOYING OF IRON NITRIDES DESIGNED FOR STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL APPLICATIONS, ISIJ international, 36(7), 1996, pp. 962-967
Mechanical alloying (MA) of iron nitrides and ferrous nitrogen solid s
olution is studied and discussed in order to determine which role does
an interstitial such as N play in the MA process and what is the infl
uence of the N-2 molecule in respect to the reaction between the gas a
nd the solid phase. Emphasis has been put on the influence of ball mil
ling conditions on the microstructure. The conditions for transferring
laboratory result to an industrial process are discussed.