The Effect of Mechanical Alloying on the Microhardness and Fracture Toughness of $BaTiO_3$

In this work, the effects of mechanical alloying on the mechanical properties of $BaTiO_3$ were investigated. In order to examine the milling conditions and sintering parameters on the solid state formation of $BaTiO_3$, X-ray diffraction technique was used. After mechanical alloying process, nanosized powder mixtures were produced. Sintering temperatures were 600, 700, 800, 900, 1000, and 1200C and sintering duration was 1 h. Besides X-ray diffraction examinations, mechanical properties of the $BaTiO_3$ samples were determined by Vickers microhardness test.