X-Ray crystallography analysis of a heusler alloy (Co2ScSn) and bioceramic material by Rietveld method / Análise por cristalografia de raios X de uma liga de Heusler (Co2ScSn) e de material biocerâmico através do Método de Rietveld.

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

1993

RESUMO

Two polycrystalline materials were analysed by X-ray diffraction: a Heusler alloy (Co2ScSn), where samples originating from the same preparation were submitted to several different thermal treatments, and a bioceramic material. The Rietveld method was employed for the refinement. The analysis of the Heusler alloy clearly revealed the presence of a second phase: CO2Sn, which was not refined due to the absence of a structural model. Thus, the refinement was performed, only for the component with known structural model, choosing several alternative profile functions such as Gaussian, pseudo-Voigt and Thompson-Cox-Hastings modified pseudo-Voigt. The background radiation also was refined using a fifth order polynomial. The results obtained were equivalent. From the results obtained by the refinement it can be concluded that the preparation conditions of sample Fl17 (arising from the original sample treated at 600OC for 60 hours, ground, treated at 200OC for 80 hours and annealed) and Al17 (arising from the original sample treated at 800OC for 48 hours and annealed) were more satisfactory. The samples F117 and Al17 were more satisfactory, respectivelly, according to the disagreement factors goodness of fit, pattern and weighted pattern, and according to the disagreement factors Bragg and structure factor. The analysis of the bioceramic material clearly revealed the presence of two crystalline phases: hydroxyapatite [Ca10(PO4)6(OH)2] and whitlockite [β-Ca3(PO4)2] and via the refinement it was possible to calculate its composition. The procedure used to obtain sample HAIII103 ([Jarcho, M., Bolen, H. C., Thomas, M. B., Bobick, J., Kay, J. F. and Doremus, R. H., 1976. J. Matter. Sci., 11, 2027-2035], and homogeneized with a mixture of collagenous: hidrophylic polymers) proved to be the most adequate since this sample was richer in hydroxyapatite.

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bioceramic material cristalografia rietveld method material biocerâmico difração de raios x liga de heusler crystallografhy heusler alloy métodos de rietveld. x-ray diffraction

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