The structure and microstructure of constituent phases in annealed IQC100-xDQCx alloys, made from mixtures of (Al62Cu25.5Fe12.5) icosahedral quasicrystal (IQC) and (Al70Co15Ni15) decagonal quasicrystal (DQC), were...The structure and microstructure of constituent phases in annealed IQC100-xDQCx alloys, made from mixtures of (Al62Cu25.5Fe12.5) icosahedral quasicrystal (IQC) and (Al70Co15Ni15) decagonal quasicrystal (DQC), were studied by X-ray diffractometry(XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDAX). These constituent phases are mostly approximants: λ, β and τ3. In addition, an Al-Cu-Co DQC phase is observed in (IQC80DQC20) alloy. The nature of these approximants and their relationship with the quasicrystals(QCs) are discussed; and the evolution of these phases is interpreted by the shifting of their e/a-constant lines in the Al-(Cu, Ni)-(Fe, Co) pseudo-ternary phase diagrams.展开更多
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文摘The structure and microstructure of constituent phases in annealed IQC100-xDQCx alloys, made from mixtures of (Al62Cu25.5Fe12.5) icosahedral quasicrystal (IQC) and (Al70Co15Ni15) decagonal quasicrystal (DQC), were studied by X-ray diffractometry(XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDAX). These constituent phases are mostly approximants: λ, β and τ3. In addition, an Al-Cu-Co DQC phase is observed in (IQC80DQC20) alloy. The nature of these approximants and their relationship with the quasicrystals(QCs) are discussed; and the evolution of these phases is interpreted by the shifting of their e/a-constant lines in the Al-(Cu, Ni)-(Fe, Co) pseudo-ternary phase diagrams.