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Thermodynamic Prediction of Phase Formation in Ni–P Alloy System During Mechanical Alloying: Comparison with Electroless Plating Technique

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Mechanical alloying (MA) of Ni and P powders containing 20 and 12 wt% P was investigated. The structural changes of alloys during mechanical alloying were studied by X-ray diffractometry and transmission electron microscopy. The results showed that the interdiffusion of Ni and P elements during MA of Ni80P20 alloy leads to the development of Ni12P5 and Ni2P intermetallic compounds. However MA of the Ni88P12 alloy leads to the formation of an intermetallic compound (Ni3P) and a solid solution (α-Ni) as well as partially amorphous structure. Intermediate annealing of MAed Ni88P12 alloy does not promote the formation of fully amorphous structure. Furthermore, thermodynamic analysis using the Miedema’s semi-empirical model showed that the intermetallic phases are the most stable phases in Ni88P12 and Ni80P20 alloys during MA.

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Imani, M., Dastanpoor, E., Enayati, M.H. et al. Thermodynamic Prediction of Phase Formation in Ni–P Alloy System During Mechanical Alloying: Comparison with Electroless Plating Technique. Met. Mater. Int. 27, 1366–1373 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12540-019-00586-8

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