Metastable, Mechanically Alloyed and Nanocrystalline Materials 2002: (Volumes 15-16 Journal of Metastable and Nanocrystalline Materials)

This book comprises the proceedings of the 9th International Symposium on Metastable, Mechanically Alloyed and Nanocrystalline Materials (ISMANAM), which was held in Seoul, South Korea, from the 8th to the 12th September 2002. The 127 selected papers, from over 28 countries, which are presented here cover recent scientific discoveries in fundamental research as well as novel engineering applications in the fields of metastable and nanocrystalline materials. Many important issues concerning bulk metallic glasses, bulk nanocrystalline materials, mechanical alloying and mechanochemistry are discussed.

Table of Contents:
Preface New Cu- and Ni-Based Bulk Glassy Alloys with High Strength of 2500 to 3000 Mpa Electromechanical Processing of Bulk Metallic Glasses Microstructure and Properties of Ductile Metal Particulate Reinforced Zr57Nb5Al10Cu15.4Ni12.6 Bulk Metallic Glass Composites Microstructural Design by Controlled Crystallization and Alloying of Zr-Cu-Ni-Al - Based Metallic Glasses Influence of Ni and Co Additions on Supercooled Liquid Region, Devitrification Behaviour and Mechanical Properties of Cu-Zr-Ti Bulk Metallic Glass The Effect of Nanosized Y2O3 as a Second Phase in Mechanically Alloyed Mg-Y-Cu Glass Matrix Composites Formation of Crystalline Phase in Strip Cast Zr-Ti-Cu-Ni-Be Bulk Amorphous Alloy Oxidation of Zr-TM Metallic Glasses Crystallization of Al-Ni-Ce Glass and Implications for Control of Mechanical Properties during Powder Consolidation Formation of Quasicrystals in Zr-Ti-Nb-Cu-Ni-Al Melt-Spun and Ball-Milled Multicomponent Alloys Crystallization of ZrTiCuNiBe Bulk Metallic Glasses Time-Dependent Nucleation in Undercooled Pd43Cu27Ni10P20 Melt Cycling Effect on Undercooling in Pd40Cu30Ni10P20 Melt Magnetic Properties and Magnetic Domain Structure of Nd-Fe Based Metallic Glasses Formation of Fe-Based Bulk Metallic Glasses with Low Purity Elements by Component Addition and Substitution Change in Thermal Expansion Coefficient of Bulk Metallic Glasses Tg Measured by Real-Time Diffraction Using High-Energy Synchrotron Light Design and Stability of YCuNiAl Glassy Metals Development of Hafnium-Based Bulk Metallic Glasses with large Supercooled Liquid Regions Microstructural Characterization of Zr46.8Ti8.2Cu7.5Ni10Be27.5 Bulk Glass Similarity between Glass Transition and Melting in Bulk Metallic Glasses Preparation and Ultrasonic Characteristics of Carbon Nanotube Reinforced Zr52.5Cu17.9Ni14.6Al10Ti5 Bulk Metallic Glass Composites Glass Forming Ability of Bulk Chill Cast Zr55Al10Ni5Cu30 Alloy Containing La2O3 Particles Glass Forming Ability and Crystallization Behaviour of New Multicomponent (Ti33Zr33Hf33)60(Ni50Cu50)20Al20 Alloy Developed by Equiatomic Substitution Glass Forming Ability of Fe-Co Based Alloys with High and Low Boron Additions Study on the High-Temperature Deformation Behavior and Formability of Zr-Based Bulk Metallic Glass Effect of μm-ZrC Dispersoids and Nanoprecipitates on Mechanical Properties of CuZrTi Bulk Glasses Investigation of Deformation Behavior in Bulk Amorphous Metal under High Strain Rate Using an Indentation Method Low Frequency Internal Friction Investigation of Microstructural Transition in Nd60Al10Fe20Co10 Bulk Metallic Glass upon Continuous Heating Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Glass Formation and Crystallization in Binary Liquid Metals Nano-Grain Formation Mechanism in Nickel, SUS304L and SUS316L Powders by HS-PM Process Comparison of Nanocrystallization in Steels by Ball Milling and Ball Drop Test Influence of Milling Mechanism on Synthesis of TiB2 and TiB/TiB2 Composites Strengthening Mechanism of Zr-Based Devitrified Amorphous Nanocomposites with Quasicrystalline Phases Thermodynamic Approach to the Description of Steady-State Phase Composition of Alloys Obtained by Mechanical Alloying Technique A Direct View of the Self Combustion Behaviour of TiC System under Milling Hindering of Martensitic Transformations by Mechanical Alloying of Fe-Mn and Fe-Ni Powders Analysis of the Tensile Deformation Behaviour of Nanocrystalline Metals - A Multi-Scale Approach Finite Element Analysis of Equal Channel Angular Pressing Based on a Dislocation Density and Cell Size Evolution Model Densification Modelling for Nanocrystalline Metallic Powders Reordering of a Ni2MnSn Heusler Alloy after Disordering in a Planetary Ball Mill Synthesis and Mechanical Properties of High Strength Aluminum-Based Quasicrystalline Composites Solid-State Synthesis of Titanium Diboride in Copper Matrix From Nanostructured Powders to Dense Nanostructured Materials : Mechanically Activated Powder Metallurgy Fe-Ti(O,N) Composites Produced from Mechanically Alloyed Powders Microstructure and Mechanical Property of Nano-Structured Al-8Fe-2Mo-2V-1Zr Alloy Preparation of a Thin Film of Al / Al2O3 Using a Single Source Precursor Partial Amorphization in B2 Type Shape Memory Alloys by Cold Rolling Preparation and Properties of Hydroxyapatite Silk Fibroin Nano-Structured Dispersion by Simultaneous Ultrasonication and Mechanical Agitation Synthesis of Nanostructured WC Powders by Vapor Phase Reaction Nanocomposites Produced by Mechanically Driven Decomposition of FeSn Intermetallic Compound Consolidation of Mechanically Alloyed Aluminium Matrix Composite Powders by Severe Plastic Deformation Amorphization of Immiscible W-Cu-Pb System by Mechanical Alloying at Low Temperature Fabrication of Nanocrystalline WC Powders by Mechanical Alloying of Elemental Powders Spray Pyrolysis Technique for Fabrication of Nano-Sized Spherical Agglomerated Oxide Powders for Batteries MA Al3(Nb1-xZrx) Alloy Prepared with Elemental and Intermetallic Powders Effect of Milling Parameters on Formation of Al-Cr-Zr Powders Production of Copper Nanopowders by Electric Explosion of Wire - Study of Their Oxidation during Storage and Heating in Air Effect of Sintering Temperature on Microstructure and Critical Current Density of Nanocrystallined MgB2 Thick Films Prepared Using very Fast Formation Method Direct Synthesis of Lead Phosphate Thin Film with Monodispersed Pb Nanocrystals by Pulsed Laser Deposition Consolidation of the Mechanically Milled TiAl Alloys by Spark Plasma Sintering Synthesis Nanocrystalline α-PbO and β-PbO Lead Oxides for Lead-Acid Battery Synthesis and Mechanical Properties of Nanostructured TiAl-Mn Alloys by a Thermomechanical Powder Process Morphology of Carbon Nanotubes Prepared on Alumina Supported Iron Catalyst by Mechanochemical Treatment Synthesis of Nanostructured MoSi2-TiC Composite Powders by Mechanical Alloying Application of Nonequilibrium Methods for Neodymium Doped β-FeSi2 Synthesis. Optimizing Milling Parameters for Refining Portland Cement Nanostructured Al/Al2O3 Composite Sintered by Magnetic Pulsed Compaction Evolution of Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of a Al-3Mg Alloy during Equal Channel Angular Pressing and Subsequent Annealing Nano-Scale Crystallite Size Measurement of Attrition Milled Oxide Nuclear Fuel Powders by Neutron Diffraction Line Broadening Microstructures of Rapidly Solidified Al-9Si-3Cu Alloy Thermally Stable Amorphous Phase in Nanometer-Sized Alloy Particles On the Undercooling of Aluminum Powders Produced by Uniform Droplet Spray (UDS) Process The Characterization of Electroless Ni Bump for the Flip Chip Phase Composition and Structure of the Fe(100-x)C(x); x=5-25 at.% Powders after Mechanical Alloying and Annealing Irradiation Effects in Amorphous Alloy Fe-Ni-Si-B Microstructural Evolution in Al/AlN Composites Processed by Mechanical Alloying Formation of HCP Solid Solution in Ni-C System by Mechanical Alloying Thermal Stability and Decomposition Process of HCP-Ni(C) Solid Solution Prepared by Mechanical Alloying Some Features of the Mechanical Alloying in Cu-Bi and Fe-Bi Systems Effect of Mechanical Milling Process on the Shape of W Particle in the Liquid Phase Sintering of Cu-W Formation of the Te-Rich Phase in the (Bi1-xSbx)2Te3 Alloys Prepared by MA-PDS Process Characterization and Surface Stabilization of Aluminium Nano Powders Produced by Pulsed Wire Evaporation Method Fe-Co Alloy Nanoparticles Prepared by Chemical Vapor Condensation Reinforced Aluminum by Graphite Dispersion Thermal Analysis of Mechanically Alloyed Ni-Mo Powders Studies on Phase-Transformation Behaviour in Ag-Co System Subjected to High-Energy Milling Phase Transformations and Growth Mechanisms of Iron-Based Nanoparticles during Oxidation in Air Mechanochemical Reactivity and Destruction of Metallic System in Well-Defined Stress Conditions Mössbauer Studies in Mechanochemistry Factors Affecting the Particle Size of Powders Synthesised by Mechanochemical Processing Stage Sequence in Mechanochemical Synthesis of Nanometric Solid Solutions in Metal Systems Mechanochemical Synthesis of TiN/TiB2 and TiN/TiSi2 Nanocomposite Powders via High Energy Ball Milling Hydride Formation during Reactive Mechanical Alloying of Zr-V-Ni Mixture On the Formation of Metal-Oxide Nanocomposites by Mechanochemical Interaction Soft-Mechanochemical Synthesis of LiMnO2 for Better Cathodes of Lithium-Ion Batteries Hydrogen Interaction with Mechanically Alloyed Magnesium-Salt Composite Materials Relationships between Mechanical Properties, Grain Size, and Grain Boundary Parameters in Nanomaterials Prepared by Severe Plastic Deformation, by Electrodeposition, and by Powder Metallurgy Methods A Breakthrough via Nanocrystalline Synthesis in Structural Ceramics Coercivity Enhancement in Ball-Milled and Heat-Treated Sr-Ferrite with Iron Sulphide Characterization of Bulk Cementite Produced by Mechanical Alloying and Spark Plasma Sintering Recent Developments in Mechanochemical Synthesis of Cathode Materials for Rechargeable Lithium Batteries Effect of Ball Milling on the Ionic Conductivity in PEO-LiX-Oxide Nanocomposites Studies of the Electrochemical Properties of Nanosize Co3O4 Oxide as Anode Material for Lithium-Ion Batteries Fabrication and Mechanical Properties of Mo2B5-MoSi2 Composites Effect of Heat Treatment on the Wear Properties of Electrodeposited Nanocrystalline Ni-P Coatings Effect of pH on the Corrosion Behaviour of Nanocrystalline Cobalt Mechanical Properties of Nanocrystalline Mg-Al-Ti Alloys Microforming of Metallic Glasses with Laser Micromachined Polyimide Dies Magnetically Soft Nanocrystalline Powders of Fe73.5Cu1Nb3Si13.5B9 Obtained by Mechanical Alloying and Ball Milling Processing, Microstructure, and Mechanical Properties of Mechanically Alloyed Tungsten Heavy Alloy Formation of Amorphous State in Bulk Glass-Forming Fe-Based and Zr-Based Alloys by Mechanical Alloying Superconducting Properties of MgB2 Superconductor Doped with SiC Nanopowder Microstructure and Magnetic Properties of Spin Valve Mutilayers with Sputtering Conditions Antiferromagnet Thickness Dependence of Top and Bottom Giant Magnetoresistance Spin Valve Multilayers Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of a Nanostructured Al-Si-Fe Based Alloy Fabricated by a Powder Metallurgy Electrochemical Evaluation of Ni-Mo Electrodes Obtained by Mechanical Alloying Corrosion Behaviour of Nanocrystalline Titanium Composite Coatings Effect of Al Addition on the Microstructure and Properties of MoSi2-5Nb Prepared by Mechanical Alloying Aging Treatment and Mechanical Behavior of a Nanodispersed Al-16Si-5Fe-1Cu-0.5Mg-0.9Zr Alloy Effect of Nano-Y-ZrO2 and SiO2 Addition on the Microstructure and Critical Current Density of MgB2 Superconductors Manganese-Ion Doped Layered Nanocrystalline Li-Co-Mn-O Powders Prepared from Sol-Gel Processing Production of Magnetic Ferrite Particles Embedded in a Non-Conductive Oxide Nanosized Tin Microencapsulated Graphite as Anode in Lithium-Ion Cells Ni-Mo Catalyst Synthesized by Mechanical Alloying Corrosion Behavior of Al2O3-Cr Composites Correlation between Structure and Mechanical Properties for Nano-Crystalline Copper Prepared by Pulsed Compaction Improvement in Thermoelectric Properties by High Crystal Orientation in (Bi0.25Sb0.75)2Te3 and Bi2(Te0.9Se0.1)3