Abstract
The solid-state transformation behaviour of the icosahedral phase in rapidly solidified Al-20 at.% Mn has been investigated by in situ heating experiments in the transmission electron microscope. As-rapidly-solidified Al-20 at.% Mn consists mainly of a dendritic icosahedral phase, with a small amount of interdendritic f.c.c. α-Al. During subsequent heat treatment at temperatures below about 500°C, the dendritic icosahedral phase grows and consumes the interdendritic α-Al. At about 500°C the decagonal phase nucleates near icosahedral dendrite and grain boundaries and then grows into the icosahedral matrix by lateral motion of ledges 10–20 nm high across facet planes normal to the twofold symmetry axes. At about 600°C the decagonal phase transforms into a crystalline phase. The present study suggests that solid-state decomposition of the icosahedral phase is the mechanism of decagonal phase formation in as-rapidly-solidified Al-Mn alloys.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 157-171 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| Journal | Philosophical Magazine A: Physics of Condensed Matter, Structure, Defects and Mechanical Properties |
| Volume | 62 |
| Issue number | 2 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1990 Aug |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:ACKNOWLEDGMENTS We would like to thank Professor Sir Peter Hirsch for provision of laboratory facilities. One of us (D. H. Kim) would like to thank the British Council for a studentship, and another of us (K. Chattopadhyay) would also like to thank the British Council for an ALIS visiting fellowship.
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Materials Science(all)
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)
- Metals and Alloys