Study of the products of interaction between iron and gallium during mechanical activation

Mechanochemical interaction between iron and gallium has been investigated. The multistage character and the dynamics of mechanochemical formation of the gallium solid solution in iron have been established. X-ray diffraction, electron microscopy, and atomic force microscopy have been used for studying structural and morphological peculiarities of products formed at various stages of mechanical activation. Mossbauer spectroscopy has been used for the investigation of local variations in the nearest surroundings of iron atoms during phase transformations.