Abstract

In this investigation, the chemical and microstructural characteristics of nanostructured Fe rods produced by mechanothermal processes have been explored. High purity Fe powder was used as the starting material. The ball milling was carried out at room temperature using a SPEX-8000 mixer/mill. The subsequent annealing experiments were conducted at 600, 800 and 1100 ºC under inert atmosphere. The structure, morphology and compositions of the powders were obtained using X-ray diffraction patterns, scanning and transmission electron microscopy.