A new method by realization of mechanochemical reactions with the participation of the steel material of milling tools is proposed. The method is based on using abrasive, desirably amorphous additives in order to simplify the interpretation of the results of X-ray powder analysis, e.g. glass, fused quartz, boron, etc. It has been tested for the preparation of metal-oxide-sulfide-carbide nanocomposite powders during mechanical activation of a mixture of quartz as abrasive and: (i) CuO (tenorite) and PbS (galena) with formation of Cu (copper) or Pb (lead) and amorphous iron silicates on a surface of quartz particles; (ii) S (sulfur) into FeS2 (pyrite); (iii) C (carbon) into Fe3C (cementite).

F.Kh. Urakaev, A.P. Chupakhin, T.A. Ketegenov, V.S. Shevchenko  Nanoabrasive wear. Prospects for obtaining new materials // Физ. мезомех. - 2004. - Т. 7. - № Спец2. - С. 53-56