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Characterization of MCrAlY/nano-Al2O3 nanocomposite powder produced by high-energy mechanical milling as feedstock for high-velocity oxygen fuel spraying deposition

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Al2O3 nanoparticles and MCrAlY/nano-Al2O3 nanocomposite powder (M = Ni, Co, or NiCo) were produced using high-energy ball milling. The MCrAlY/nano-Al2O3 coating was deposited by selecting an optimum nanocomposite powder as feedstock for high-velocity oxygen fuel thermal spraying. The morphological and microstructural examinations of the Al2O3 nanoparticles and the commercial MCrAlY and MCrAlY/nano-Al2O3 nanocomposite powders were investigated using X-ray diffraction analysis, field-emission scanning electron microscopy coupled with electron dispersed spectroscopy, and transmission electron microscopy. The structural investigations and Williamson-Hall results demonstrated that the ball-milled Al2O3 powder after 48 h has the smallest crystallite size and the highest amount of lattice strain among the as-received and ball-milled Al2O3 owing to its optimal nanocrystalline structure. In the case of developing MCrAlY/nano-Al2O3 nanocomposite powder, the particle size of the nanocomposite powders decreased with increasing mechanical-milling duration of the powder mixture.

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This work was supported by the Department of Materials Engineering, Tarbiat Modares University, Iran. The first author is also grateful to Mr. Mohammad Amin Davoudabadi for the final proofreading the article.

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Ghadami, F., Aghdam, A.S.R. & Ghadami, S. Characterization of MCrAlY/nano-Al2O3 nanocomposite powder produced by high-energy mechanical milling as feedstock for high-velocity oxygen fuel spraying deposition. Int J Miner Metall Mater 28, 1534–1543 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12613-020-2113-1

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