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Thermal stability of the nanolayered Fe(2)AlB(2)in nitrogen and argon atmospheres
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Thermal stability of the nanolayered Fe(2)AlB(2)in nitrogen and argon atmospheres

Sankalp Kota, Louisiane Verger, Varun Natu, Maxim Sokol and Michel W. Barsoum
Journal of the American Ceramic Society, v 104(2), pp 733-739
01 Feb 2021
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https://doi.org/10.1111/jace.17492View
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Materials Science Materials Science, Ceramics Science & Technology Technology
The thermal stability and decomposition mechanisms of Fe(2)AlB(2)powders, synthesized by reactive powder metallurgy, were studied under nitrogen (N-2) or argon (Ar) atmospheres. The effects of using different FeB precursors to synthesize the Fe(2)AlB(2)and hydrochloric acid (HCl) purification treatments on the thermal stability were also investigated. When as-synthesized Fe(2)AlB(2)powders are treated in dilute HCl to dissolve impurity phases, decomposition in N(2)atmospheres occurs readily above 1200 K. The decomposition reaction involves beta-FeB precipitation and the liberated Al atoms reacting with the ambient N(2)to form AlN. Under Ar environments, HCl-treated Fe(2)AlB(2)powders decompose and precipitate beta-FeB, by the out-diffusion of Al from the nanolaminated structure. Interestingly, isothermal annealing under N(2)atmospheres revealed that Fe(2)AlB(2)was more thermally stable when synthesized from lab-synthesized, instead of commercially available, FeB precursors and when the HCl treatment was avoided. The effects of the various factors on the decomposition temperature and decomposition mechanisms are discussed herein.

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