Effect of High-Energy Milling on Magnesiothermic Self-Propagating High-Temperature Synthesis in a Mixture of SiO2, C, and Mg Reactant Powders

摘要

A mixture of SiO2, C, and Mg powders is mechanically milled in a planetary ball mill during different milling times of 60, 90, 120, and 150 min. The milled powders are then used in a self-propagating high-temperature synthesis (SHS) reaction to produce the Si-SiC composite. The thermal properties of the milled powders are determined by using differential scanning calorimetry and thermogravimetry. The chemical composition and microstructure of both as-synthesized products and as-leached powders are characterized by the x-ray diffraction analysis and scanning electron microscopy, respectively. The results show that an increase in the milling times of the mixture of the reactant powders has a significant effect on the thermal properties, diffusion processes, and SHS reaction mechanisms, as well as on the phase conversion and the final yield of the products.