Characterization of Physical and Structural Properties of Aluminium Carbide Powder: Impact of Biofield Treatment

Aluminium carbide (Al 4 C 3 ) has gained extensive attention due to its abrasive and creep resistance properties. Aim of the present study was to evaluate the impact of biofield treatment on physical and structural properties of Al 4 C 3 powder. The Al 4 C 3 powder was divided into two parts i.e. control and treated. Control part was remained as untreated and treated part received biofield treatment. Subsequently, control and treated Al 4 C 3 samples were characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD), surface area analyser and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR). XRD data revealed that lattice parameter and unit cell volume of treated Al 4 C 3 samples were increased by 0.33 and 0.66% respectively, as compared to control. The density of treated Al 4 C 3 samples was reduced upto 0.65% as compared to control. In addition, the molecular weight and crystallite size of treated Al 4 C 3 samples were increased upto 0.66 and 249.53% respectively as compared to control. Furthermore, surface area of treated Al 4 C 3 sample was increased by 5% as compared to control. The FT-IR spectra revealed no significant change in absorption peaks of treated Al 4 C 3 samples as compared to control. Thus, XRD and surface area results suggest that biofield treatment has substantially altered the physical and structural properties of treated Al 4 C 3 powder.