Abstract
Abstract
Nanocrystalline W powders with an average crystallite size of about 50 nm were produced by mechanical
milling. BCT phase was mechanically induced as a result of BCC lattice deformation (compression) along
[110], upon 10 h, 20 h and 30 h milling corresponding to a magnetic saturation of 1.3, 6.9, and 9.8 μTm3/kg.
This BCT phase suggests the tetragonal deformation path to be responsible for the observed anomalous
magnetism in W. Following DSC–TG thermal analysis, a magnetic saturation of 68 μTm3/kg was obtained
upon annealing the 30 h milled W powder at 1200 °C. In addition, two BCT phases with c/a=1.313
(a=0.29066, c=0.38170 nm) and 0.907 (a=0.32602, c=0.29575 nm) were detected.