title: The high impact of a milling atmosphere on steel contamination.
abstract: High-energy ball-milling in an oxidative atmosphere caused gradual transition of pure zincite into zinc ferrite due to the oxidation of steel contamination. The rate of contamination increased dramatically (>3×) in an inert atmosphere due to the abrasion of milling tools by the steel chips coming from it.
authors.affiliation: Division of Materials Chemistry, Ruđer Bošković Institute, P.O. Box 180, HR-10002 Zagreb, Croatia. stefanic@irb.hr.
authors.forename: Goran
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Štefanić
authors.forename: Stjepko
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Krehula
authors.forename: Ivka
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Štefanić
mesh_terms: D001272:Atmosphere; D005290:Ferric Compounds / Q000737:chemistry; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D013232:Steel / Q000737:chemistry*; D015032:Zinc / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D005290:Ferric Compounds; D013232:Steel; C001215:ferrite; D015032:Zinc