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Alloy powders of Ag-Pd were prepared from coprecipitated powders by he
at treatment. While silver-rich Ag-Pd (70-30) alloy powders were depen
dent on the heat treatment duration the palladium-rich Ag-Pd (30-70) a
lloy powders were dependent on the heat treatment temperature. Aggrega
tes formed by heat treatment were successfully pulverized and disperse
d to form monodispersed Ag-Pd alloy powders, It is apparent that an in
crease in the diameter of agglomerated particles results in the decrea
se in the packing density.