Synthesis, structure and reactive mechanism of intermetallic W3Mg

Assisted by mechanical alloying and high-pressure technique, a new W3Mg intermetallic was formed. W3Mg amorphous mixture was obtained by mechanically alloying the pure metal powder mixtures at designated composition for 20 h. A new compound was found after the subsequent high pressure and high temperature treatment. W3Mg intermetallic was identified as a tetragonal structure and the lattice parameter was a=0.7880 nm, c=0.7070 nm. The synthesis mechanism is also discussed in this paper.