Neutron Diffraction Analysis of Tungsten-Molybdenum-Disilicide Powders Formed by Self-propagating High Temperature Synthesis

Tungsten-molydiside $W_xMo_{1-x}Si_2$ was synthesized by self-propagating high temperature synthesis (SHS). The SHS product with the initial composition of (0.5Mo+0.5W+2Si) contains 23.9% $MoSi_2$, 40.89% $WSi_2$ with remaining 9.11% Mo, 9.16% Si and 16.94%W. Lattice parameters of the $MoSi_2$ and $WSi_2$ determined by Rietvelt analysis were a=0.3206 nm, c=0.7841 nm and a=0.3212 nm, c=0.7822 nm, respectively.