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Icosahedral Phase Formation Domain in Al–Cu–Fe System by Mechanical Alloying

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A systematic composition dependence study on icosahedral phase (i-phase) formation in the Al–Cu–Fe system has been carried out. Structural evolution during mechanical alloying and on subsequent heat treatment has been investigated by x-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy. The i-phase is observed to evolve from the reaction between the Al2Cu and b phases. The influence of the Cu to Fe ratio (RCuFe), Al to transition metal ratio (RAlTM), and the electron to atom ratio (e/a) on the volume fraction of the i-phase has been studied. The analysis of the present results and those published earlier indicates that quasicrystal-forming ability correlates better with the RAlTM and e/a ratios. The volume fraction of the i-phase is maximum when the RAlTM ˜ 2.3 and e/a ratio ˜ 2.0. Formation of the i-phase in Al65Cu25Fe10 by mechanical alloying is reported for the first time.

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    P. Barua, B. S. Murty, B. K. Mathur & V. Srinivas

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Barua, P., Murty, B.S., Mathur, B.K. et al. Icosahedral Phase Formation Domain in Al–Cu–Fe System by Mechanical Alloying. Journal of Materials Research 17, 653–659 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1557/JMR.2002.0093

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