Abstract
An Al–Cu–Fe partial phase diagram involving the icosahedral quasicrystal has been constructed along an Al62.5Cu37.5−xFex (x = 2.5 to 25 at.%) isopleth. The icosahedral quasicrystal forms at 850 °C via a peritectic reaction between a liquid and (Al,Cu) 13Fe4 phase and coexists with a liquid phase at temperature below the peritectic reaction. The icosahedral quasicrystal crystallizes as a primary phase in the temperature range of 760 to 850 °C from alloys surrounded by composition points of Al–Cu–Fe: 62.5–33–4.5, 62.5–34.5–3, 57.5–39.5–3 and 57.5–38.0–4.5 at.%. On the basis of the phase diagram, single grains of the Al–Cu–Fe icosahedral quasicrystal with a maximum size of 5 mm were successfully grown from Al–Cu–Fe melts.
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Guo, J.Q., Tsai, A.P. Single-crystal growth of the Al–Cu–Fe icosahedral quasicrystal from the ternary melt. Journal of Materials Research 16, 3038–3041 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1557/JMR.2001.0418
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