In this work we report the magnetic and structural properties
of the Fe1-xAlx,0.2 0.2 <=X<=
0.5, alloys produced by mechanical alloying obtained by Mössbauer
spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction. Alloys with x = 0.2, 0.3, 0.4
and 0.5, were for milled 12, 24, 36, and 48 hours. All the obtained
alloys are in the bcc phase. The obtained Mössbauer spectra
are characteristic of disordered ferromagnetic system. It can be
noted a tendency to a paramagnetic behaviour when x increases as
a consequence of the magnetic diluter character of the Al atoms.
The lattice parameter remains nearly constant ( ~ 2.91 Å)
for all the milling time and composition. The mean grain size along
the (110) direction, for all the samples, are nearly constant with
the milling time. However it decreases with the Al concentration
from ~ 15.5 nm for 20 at. % Al up to ~ 11 nm for 40 at. % Al, then
remains nearly constant with a value ~ 11 nm. This result is a
consequence of the fragile character induced by the Al atoms. For
the 20 at. % sample the mean grain size in the (211) direction
decreases from 10.5 up to 8.5 nm when the milling time changes
from 12 up to 24 hours then remains nearly constant. For other
Al contents it remains nearly constant. This mean grain size decreases
from 10.5 nm at 12 hours, for 20 at. % Al, and from 8.5 nm, for
the other milling times, up to ~ 6 nm for 40 at % Al, and the remains
nearly constant. The difference between the mean grain sizes in
the two reported directions show that the grains are of prolate
spheroid form.