Effects of the mechanoactivation treatment on the structure of ZnO–Zn cermet mixture

Аннотация

ZnO–Zn сermet composite powder with a nanocrystalline structure has been obtained by grinding a mixture of initial powders in a ball mill under inert atmosphere conditions. A study of the transformation of the structural state of this powder as a result of long-term mechanical activation has shown the formation of a cermet composite, in which ZnO nanocrystallites with an average size less than 50 nm are incorporated into an almost completely amorphous metallic matrix.