Abstract
The phase relation in the β phase AuxCu55-xZn45 ternary alloys was studied. There appear two types of ordered phases, i.e., the Heusler-type and the CsCl-type superlattices, and a martensite structure at low temperatures. The critical temperature (Tc) of CsCl-type superlattice becomes higher than that (455°C) of the Cu-Zn binary alloy with the increase in Au content. Tc of the Heusler-type has a maximum (390°C) near the stoichiometric composition of AuCuZn2. The martensitic transformation temperature (T0) increases up to a maximum (45°C) at the 26 at.% Au and then decreases with the further increase in Au content. The nature of the stability of the β phase was discussed from the view point of ionic radii of the constituent elements, electron atom ratio and quenched-in vacancies.
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