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The early stages in the formation of α1 plates in the ordered β′ matrix of a Cu-39 pct Zn alloy have been studied with transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The early stage plates were found to be free of stacking faults. Their contrast features are indeed those normally expected from small coherent plates. Electron microdiffraction confirms that these plates have the 9R structure characteristic of α1 with the same lattice parameters and orientation relationships reported by previous investigators at much later stages of growth. Similarly, the 9R structure was disordered, even though it was formed in an ordered matrix, again repeating previous results obtained at a later stage of growth. These results further support the view that the α1 Cu-Zn plates form by a diffusion-controlled mechanism.
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This article is based on a presentation made at the Pacific Rim Conference on the “Roles of Shear and Diffusion in the Formation of Plate-Shaped Transformation Products,” held December 18-22, 1992, in Kona, Hawaii, under the auspices of ASM INTERNATIONAL’S Phase Transformations Committee.
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Ravishankar, N., Aaronson, H.I. & Chattopadhyay, K. Mechanism of the early stages of α1 plate formation in a Cu-39 Pct Zn alloy. Metall Mater Trans A 25, 2631–2637 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02649216
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