Abstract
The hydrogen-reduction behavior of W-oxides in ball-milled powder mixtures of W- and Cu-oxides was investigated by microstructural analysis and humidity change measurement in the reduction process. The refinement and homogeneous mixing of powders by the ball-milling process induced a decrease in hydrogen-reduction temperature of W-oxides and the resultant refinement of W particle size. In addition, it is suggested that the surface of previously hydrogen-reduced Cu particles acted as a nucleation site to be W particles by reduction including chemical vapor transport process of WO2 in hydrogen atmosphere. Decrease in reduction temperature of W-oxides in powder mixture was explained by the attribution of Cu particles in the hydrogen-reduction of WO2.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 326-331 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Materials Science and Engineering: A |
| Volume | 399 |
| Issue number | 1-2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 15 Jun 2005 |
Keywords
- Chemical vapor transport
- Hydrogen reduction
- Microstructure
- W-Cu nanocomposite