We present magnetic characterization of a binary rare-earth intermetallic compound Er(5)Si(3), crystallizing in Mn(5)Si(3)-type hexagonal structure, through magnetization, heat capacity, electrical resistivity and magnetoresistance measurements. Our investigations confirm that the compound exhibits two magnetic transitions with decreasing temperature, the first one at 35 K and the second one at...

The deformation behavior and fracture characteristics of NiAl intermetallic alloy containing 5~7 at% Cu are investigated at room temperature under strain rates ranging from 1 ˆ 10 ́3 to 5 ˆ 103 s ́1. It is shown that the copper contents and strain rate both have a significant effect on the mechanical behavior of the NiAl alloy. Specifically, the flow stress increases with an increasing copper con...

The present study evaluates the effect of high-intensity ultrasound (US) in the static and dynamic mechanical behavior of AZ91D by microstructural modification. The characterization of samples revealed that US treatment promoted the refinement of dendrite cell size, reduced the thickness, and changed the β-Mg17Al12 intermetallic phase to a globular shape, promoted its uniform distribution along...

Sn–Ag–Cu composite solders reinforced with nano-sized, nonreacting, noncoarsening 1 wt% TiO2 particles were prepared by mechanically dispersing TiO2 nano-particles into Sn–Ag–Cu solder powder and the interfacial morphology of the solder and flexible BGA substrates were characterized metallographically. At their interfaces, different types of scallop-shaped intermetallic compound layers such as ...

First-principle calculations are used to investigate the intrinsic magnetic properties of intermetallic alloys of the type XMn, where X is a 4d or 5d element and M is Fe or Co. Emphasis is on the hexagonal C14 Laves-phase 1:2 and 1:5 alloys, the latter crystallizing in the CaCu5 structure. These series are of interest in permanent magnetism from fundamental and practical viewpoints, respectivel...

Even when in contact with virtually infinite reservoirs, natural and manmade oscillators typically drift in phase space on a time-scale considerably slower than that of the intrinsic oscillator. A ubiquitous example is the inexorable aging process experienced by all living systems. Typical electrocatalytic reactions under oscillatory conditions oscillate for only a few dozen stable cycles due t...

This investigation was conducted to ascertain the benefits of electropolishing after mechanical polishing for electron backscattered diffraction of a Ti 2 AlNb intermetallic Ti − 21Al − 29Nb (at.%) alloy containing the orthorhombic (O) and body-centered-cubic (BCC) phases. Electropolishing was performed at − 40 ° C in 6% H 2 SO 4 methanol solution. Atomic force microscopy was used to measure th...

Rare-earth-free permanent-magnets have gained immense focus in the view point of mitigating the critical-material aspects of rare-earth elements. The intermetallic compound Zr2Co11 is a promising candidate. Polymorphism exists in the Zr2Co11 compound; a high-temperature phase has a rhombohedral structure and a low temperature phase has an orthorhombic structure [1,2]. Both of the two phases in ...

The amorphous-to-crystalline transition during thermal annealing of amorphous Al80Fe20 alloy powders prepared by ball milling was investigated by means of magnetothermal analysis and X-ray di€raction. Following structural relaxation and stress relief processes, a metastable phase precipitates during primary crystallization, and a mixture of intermetallic compound (h-Al13Fe4) and fcc Al is devel...

The present paper emphasizes that only the designing of multi-constituent andlor multi-phase alloys can meet the requirements of real structural applications, by using several results of our recent work in ONERA, which aims at taking advantage of the huge potential offered by numerous combinations of metallic elements in intermetallics. The paper develops the following three points : 1) designi...