Abstract
A mixture of fine powder of the Al2Au intermetallic compound and coarse Cu-powder was processed by the ball milling (BM) technique. The phase composition of the obtained powder product and the microstructure of separate particles were studied by TEM, SEM and XRD methods. It was found that BM for 4 h leads to the formation of Cu-clusters that are evenly distributed among the Al2Au-particles. There was discovered a decrease in the lattice parameter of the Al2Au-phase, which is associated with the formation of a solid solution of copper in Al2Au. The crystallite size in the resulting powder is near 20 nm. The mechanical properties of the (Al2Au + Cu)-powder were evaluated using nanoindentation tests.
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Elsevier