Complex metallic alloys

Complex metallic alloys

Complex metallic alloys (CMAs) are intermetallic compounds characterized by the following structural features:

  1. large unit cells, comprising some tens up to thousands of atoms,
  2. the presence of well-defined atom clusters, frequently of icosahedral point group symmetry,
  3. the occurrence of inherent disorder in the ideal structure.

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Research

Most physical properties of CMAs show distinct differences with respect to the behaviour of normal metallic alloys and therefore these materials possess a high potential for technological application.

Since 2005, the European Commission is funding the Network of Excellence CMA [1], which unites 19 core groups in 12 countries.

Examples

Example phases are:

  • β-Al-Mg: 1168 atoms per unit cell, face centred cubic, atoms arranged in Friauf polyhedra.
  • ξ'-Al-Pd-Mn: 318 atoms per unit cell, face centred orthorhombic, atoms arranged in Mackay-type clusters.
  • T-Mg-Al-Zn (Bergman phase): 163 atoms per unit cell, body centred cubic, atoms arranged in Bergman clusters.
  • T-Al3Mn (Taylor phase): 204 atoms per unit cell, face centred orthorohombic, atoms arranged in Mackay-type clusters.

Further reading

  • Urban, Knut; Feuerbacher, M. (2004-03-15). "Structurally complex alloy phases". Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids (Elsevier B.V.) 334–335: 143–150. doi:10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2003.11.029. 

External links

  1. EC Network of Excellence Complex Metallic Alloys



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