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Metastable L1{sub 2} cubic phases in Al-Fe-Zr and Al-Ni-Zr

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OSTI ID:186747
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  1. Univ. of Idaho, Moscow, ID (United States). Inst. for Materials and Advanced Processes

Metastable L1{sub 2} cubic trialuminide intermetallic compounds based on Al{sub 3}Zr were synthesized by mechanical alloying by additions of 3 and 8 at.% Fe or Ni made to an Al-25at.%Zr elemental powder mixture. Mechanical alloying was conducted in a SPEX 8000 Mill mixer at room temperature. After milling for 8h, the cubic L1{sub 2} phases formed in all the alloys, as determined by X-ray diffraction. Formation of nano-sized crystals was confirmed by transmission electron microscopy. The Long-Range Order parameter of the L1{sub 2} phases and lattice parameters increased with increasing milling time. On heat treating the powder milled for 20h at 900 C for 1h, the metastable L1{sub 2} phase transformed into the equilibrium DO{sub 23} tetragonal structure.

OSTI ID:
186747
Report Number(s):
CONF-950201--; ISBN 0-87339-316-3
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English