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Mechanical properties of quasicrystalline and crystalline phases in AlCuFe alloys

U Köster, +3 more
- 02 Feb 1993 - 
- Vol. 153, pp 446-452
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In this article, the mechanical properties of icosahedral AlCuFe quasicrystals were compared with those of related crystalline intermetallic compounds by means of indentation and three-point bending techniques.
Abstract
Mechanical properties of icosahedral AlCuFe quasicrystals were investigated and compared with those of related crystalline intermetallic compounds by means of indentation and three-point bending techniques. Quasicrystalline phases possess high hardness (HV ≈ 1000) and high ability for elastic recovery (H/E > 0.08) but exhibit low toughness against unstable fracture (KIC ≈ 1 MPa m12). Icosahedral particles embedded in Al2Cu or in AlFe crystalline matrices lead to increasing resistance against subcritical crack propagation. In contrast to cleavage#1 fracture in crystalline Al13Fe4, the icosahedral quasicrystals exhibit a rough, quasicleavage#1 fracture surface. Evidences for plastic deformation in the quasicrystals were found and its mechanism is discussed.

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