Mechanical Milling a Top Down Approach for the Synthesis · Pure copper powders with different amounts of 1 3 and 6 wt% of commercial pure zirconium powders were mixed and milled in a planetary ball mill for different milling times of 4 12 48 and 96 h Results showed that the lattice parameter of copper increased with increasing milling time Their average size increased initially and reached a maximum value then it decreased at longer milling