A study on preparation of Mo–0.6Ti–0.2Zr–0.02C alloy by mechanical alloying and hot isostatic pressing, and its characterization

Mo–0.6Ti–0.2Zr–0.1C alloy was prepared by mechanical alloying (MA) and subsequently consolidated by powder processing techniques. The pellets prepared from the fine size MA powder showed a high rate of densification during sintering in the temperature range of 1300–1500 °C. Close to theoretical density was attained by hot isostatic pressing (HIP) at 1250 °C and TEM studies revealed the uniform distribution of complex carbide precipitates (<100 nm) in the fine grain microstructure of the consolidated alloy. The alloy consolidated by HIP showed a high hardness of the order of 500 HK due to the presence of the carbides in the fine grain microstructure.