TY  - JOUR
A1  - Mihoc, Carmen
A1  - Schick, Daniel
A1  - Lütgens, Matthias
A1  - Lathe, Christian
A1  - Burkel, Eberhard
T1  - Formation of Al67Cu23Fe10 quasicrystals by microwave heating
JF  - International journal of materials research : Zeitschrift für Metallkunde
N2  - The present work was carried out to compare the formation of single icosahedral phase during conventional heating and microwave processing. Al67Cu23Fe10 alloy powder was synthesized from high purity (99.9%) powder elements by mechanical alloying. Differential scanning calorimetry combined with in-situ synchrotron energy dispersive X-ray diffraction was used to identify the main solid state reactions and the phase evolution of the powders. Inductive microwave processing in the magnetic field anti-node was performed to obtain the quasicrystalline phase in only a few seconds. Due to the rapid cooling of the sample it was possible to stabilize the icosahedral phase against its competing quasicrystalline approximants. Laboratory X-ray diffraction analysis was used to characterise the atomic structure of the specimen and scanning electron microscopy was used to characterise the microstructure after the microwave processing.
KW  - Quasicrystals
KW  - Microwave processing
KW  - Mechanical alloying
Y1  - 2012
U6  - https://doi.org/10.3139/146.110786
SN  - 1862-5282
VL  - 103
IS  - 11
SP  - 1340
EP  - 1344
PB  - Hanser
CY  - München
ER  -