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Microstructures and Thermal Properties of Rapidly Solidified Aluminum-Rare Earth Alloys

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 February 2011

D. Eliezer ,
S. J. Savage ,
Y. R. Mahajan  and
F. H. Froes
D. Eliezer
Affiliation:
Sabbatical leave from the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel
S. J. Savage
Affiliation:
Now with the Swedish Institute for Metals Research, S-114 28 Stockholm, Sweden
Y. R. Mahajan
Affiliation:
Air Force Wright Aeronautical Laboratories, Materials Laboratory, AFWAL/MLLS, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH 45433
F. H. Froes
Affiliation:
Air Force Wright Aeronautical Laboratories, Materials Laboratory, AFWAL/MLLS, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH 45433
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Abstract

Rapidly solidified (RS) Al-Er, Al-Nd, and Al-Gd ribbons were prepared by pendant drop melt extraction (PDME). The microstructures were studied in detail by optical and transmission electron microscopy. A wide range of microstructures are observed, including “conventional” RS type zones, a cellular structure surrounded by a degenerate eutectic and coupled (lamellar) eutectic structures. A bimodal precipitate distribution is seen in many areas of the ribbons. A series of isochronal heat treatments was conducted to determine the relative thermal stability of these microstructures, which were evaluated by Knoop microhardness measurements.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 58 , 1985 , 293
Copyright
Copyright © Materials Research Society 1986

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