Ball temperatures during mechanical alloying in planetary mills
Fig. 1 shows the ball temperatures as a function of milling time for different diameters of the balls. From the initial slopes of the plots, it is concluded that about 80% of the energy generated in the mill is consumed to heat the balls. The temperature of the balls increased as the ball diameter increased (the total surface area of the balls with the same total mass decreases). 7 mm balls ...