Effects of excess reactant amounts on the mechanochemically synthesized molybdenum silicides from MoO3, SiO2 and Mg blends

Didem Ovalı*, Duygu Ağaoğulları, M. Lütfi Öveçoğlu

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Abstract

This study reports on the preparation of molybdenum silicide powders from MoO3-SiO2-Mg powder blends with a two-step process of mechanochemical synthesis and selective acid leaching. Mechanochemical synthesis was carried out at a short duration of 1 h using a high-energy ball mill. Subsequently, mechanochemically synthesized powders were eliminated from the unwanted Mg-based by-products by HCl leaching. Excess amounts of reactants were utilized with the intention of eliminating Mo phase and their effects were investigated on the yielded products. Phase and microstructural characterizations of the powder products were performed using X-ray diffractometer (XRD), particle size analyzer (PSA) and scanning electron microscope/enery dispersive X-ray spectrometer (SEM/EDX). Quantitative phase analysis (QPA) and crystallite size calculations were also conducted on the mechanochemically synthesized and leached powders using the Bruker AXS TOPAS software. All the leached powders consisted of α-MoSi2, β-MoSi2, Mo5Si3 and Mo phases. However, in case of using 80 wt.% excess amount of Mg, the occurrence of Mo phase was inhibited and powders containing dominant α-MoSi2 (~ 73 wt.%), β-MoSi2 (~ 11 wt.%) and Mo5Si3 (~ 16 wt.%) phases were obtained with an average crystallite size of about 70 nm.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)19-24
Number of pages6
JournalInternational Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials
Volume65
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jun 2017

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Keywords

  • Acid leaching
  • Mechanochemical synthesis
  • Molybdenum oxide
  • Molybdenum silicide
  • X-ray diffraction

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