Abstract
In this work, the influence of process control agents on the morphology and structural-phase state of powder mixtures of the Ti-Al-Nb system was studied. To improve the technique for grinding powder mixtures of the Ti-Al-Nb system in a planetary ball mill, two types of powders were prepared with the addition of process control agents based on stearic acid and liquid toluene. The process of grinding the compositions with the addition of agents was carried out at 550 rpm/m for 30, 60, 120, 180 minutes. During the studies, it was found that the evolution of particle morphologies using stearic acid and liquid toluene was similar. The effect of the agent as a process regulator of stearic acid on the evolution of powder morphology was greater than that of liquid toluene, since it inhibited the cold welding process of powders more effectively. During high-energy grinding using toluene for 120 and 180 minutes, undesirable carbide phases are formed.