A partial isothermal section at 500°C was determined for this ternary system by [1982Tyv], which depicted a ternary compound Al 30 Dy 7 Zr 3 . Recently, [2011Yua] determined a full isothermal section at 500°C, confirming the existence of this ternary compound.
Binary SystemsThe Al-Dy phase diagram [Massalski2] depicts the following intermediate compounds: aAl 3 Dy (D0 24 , Ni 3 Titype hexagonal), bAl 3 Dy (Al 3 Ho-type rhombohedral), Al 2 Dy (C15, MgCu 2 -type cubic), AlDy (AlEr-type orthorhombic), Al 2 Dy 3 (Al 2 Zr 3 -type tetragonal), and AlDy 2 (C23, Co 2 Si-type orthorhombic). The Al-Zr phase diagram [Massalski2] depicts the following intermediate phases:Al 3 Zr (D0 23 -type tetragonal), Al 2 Zr (C14, MgZn 2 -type hexagonal), Al 3 Zr 2 (Al 3 Zr 2 -type orthorhombic), AlZr (B f , CrB-type orthorhombic), Al 4 Zr 5 (Ga 4 Ti 5 -type hexagonal), Al 3 Zr 4 (Al 3 Ir 4 -type hexagonal), Al 2 Zr 3 (Al 2 Zr 3 -type tetragonal), Al 3 Zr 5 (D8 m , W 5 Si 3 -type tetragonal), AlZr 2 (B8 2 , Ni 2 Intype hexagonal), and AlZr 3 (L1 2 , AuCu 3 -type cubic). There are no intermediate phases in the Dy-Zr system [Massalski2].
Ternary Isothermal SectionWith starting metals of 99.99% purity, [2011Yua] arcmelted under Ar atm a number of binary and ternary alloys. The alloys were given a final anneal at 500°C for 720 h and quenched in water. The phase equilibria were studied with x-ray powder diffraction and scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive x-ray analysis. The isothermal section constructed by [2011Yua] at 500°C is shown in Fig. 1. The ternary compound Al 30 Dy 7 Zr 3 (labeled s; AuCu 3 -type cubic) is present. The binary compounds AlDy 2 , Al 2 Dy 3 , AlDy, Al 2 Dy and Al 3 Dy dissolve 11.5, 7.8, 2.4, 22.5 and 2.5 at.% Zr respectively. The phases Al 3 Zr 5 and Al 4 Zr 5 are not stable at this temperature. Fig. 1 Al-Dy-Zr isothermal section at 500°C [2011Yua]. Narrow two-phase regions are omitted JPEDAV (2011) 32:555-556