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Photochemically promoted formation of higher carbide of molybdenum through reaction between metallic molybdenum powders and graphite powders in a solar furnace

International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials

Rosa, L.G.; Fernandes, J.C.; Shohoji, N.1999Elsevier

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Authors:

Rosa, L.G. (Luís Manuel Guerra da Silva Rosa); Fernandes, J.C. (José Jorge Lopes da Cruz Fernandes); Amaral, P.M. (Pedro Miguel Gomes Abrunhosa Amaral); Martínez, D.; Rodríguez, J.; Shohoji, N.

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November 1, 1999

Abstract

At temperatures between 1190°C and 1655°C, stable phase of Mo–C system is a hexagonal sub-carbide β-Mo2C and, at temperature lower than 1190°C, an orthorhombic sub-carbide α-Mo2C. Hypo-stoichiometric mono-carbide phase MoC1−x (0<x<0.5) exists only at temperatures higher than 1655°C in reported equilibrium Mo–C phase diagram; a complex hexagonal α-MoC1−x up to 1960°C and a face centred cubic (fcc) β-MoC1−x between 1960°C and 2580°C (melting temperature). By reaction between Mo and graphite in a solar furnace, hexagonal mono-carbide α-MoC1−x formed in 30 min at 1600±20°C. This evidence seems to indicate occurrence of some photochemical reaction promotion towards formation of higher carbide of Mo at comparatively low temperature by the heating with solar beam.

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AM - Accepted manuscript

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Elsevier

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https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0263436899000207?via%3Dihub

Title of the publication container

International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials

First page or article number

351

Last page

356

Volume

17

Issue

5

ISSN

0263-4368

Fields of Science and Technology (FOS)

materials-engineering - Materials engineering

Keywords

  • Molybdenum
  • Graphite
  • Amorphous carbon
  • Molybdenum carbide
  • Photo-chemical reaction
  • Solar furnace

Publication language (ISO code)

eng - English

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Financing entity

European Commission

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