Bolokang, Amogelang SMotaung, David E2018-05-142018-05-142017-04Bolokang, A.S. and Motaung, D.E. 2017. Formation and characterization of solid-solution (V,W,Ti)CN composite powder. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, vol. 713: 69-770925-83881873-4669http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0925838817313737https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2017.04.174http://hdl.handle.net/10204/10200Copyright: 2017 Elsevier. Due to copyright restrictions, the attached PDF file only contains the abstract of the full text item. For access to the full text item, please consult the publisher's website.We report on the synthesis of a mixture of vanadium (V), tungsten (W), titanium (Ti) and carbon (C) mixture using ball milling in argon atmosphere. Thermal analysis of the milled powder showed an exothermic reaction at approximately 700°C in nitrogen atmosphere. As a result, the milled powder mixture was subjected to annealing in nitrogen atmosphere at 700°C. The crystal structure of the milled and nitrided powders was analysed using X-ray diffraction technique. Our findings showed that the crystal structure of nitrided powder was comprised of the tetragonal and orthorhombic structures. Scanning electron microscopy was used to analyse the powder morphology, while the atomic force microscopy was used to validate the topography and surface textures.enBall millingNanostructuredNitridationCharacterizationCarbonitrideArticleBolokang, A. S., & Motaung, D. E. (2017). Formation and characterization of solid-solution (V,W,Ti)CN composite powder. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/10200Bolokang, Amogelang S, and David E Motaung "Formation and characterization of solid-solution (V,W,Ti)CN composite powder." (2017) http://hdl.handle.net/10204/10200Bolokang AS, Motaung DE. Formation and characterization of solid-solution (V,W,Ti)CN composite powder. 2017; http://hdl.handle.net/10204/10200.TY - Article AU - Bolokang, Amogelang S AU - Motaung, David E AB - We report on the synthesis of a mixture of vanadium (V), tungsten (W), titanium (Ti) and carbon (C) mixture using ball milling in argon atmosphere. Thermal analysis of the milled powder showed an exothermic reaction at approximately 700°C in nitrogen atmosphere. As a result, the milled powder mixture was subjected to annealing in nitrogen atmosphere at 700°C. The crystal structure of the milled and nitrided powders was analysed using X-ray diffraction technique. Our findings showed that the crystal structure of nitrided powder was comprised of the tetragonal and orthorhombic structures. Scanning electron microscopy was used to analyse the powder morphology, while the atomic force microscopy was used to validate the topography and surface textures. DA - 2017-04 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Ball milling KW - Nanostructured KW - Nitridation KW - Characterization KW - Carbonitride LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2017 SM - 0925-8388 SM - 1873-4669 T1 - Formation and characterization of solid-solution (V,W,Ti)CN composite powder TI - Formation and characterization of solid-solution (V,W,Ti)CN composite powder UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/10200 ER -