Structure and microhardness of rapidly solidified foils of binary indium alloys

Abstract

Structure of indium and binary indium-based alloys obtained by rapid solidification has been investigated. In the rapidly solidified foils of indium and its binary alloys with tin, lead, bismuth, zinc, and antimony (to 0.6 at %), there is formed a (101) texture, and in the alloys that contain a higher concentration of antimony, an (001) texture. The foils of the alloys that contain to 4 at % bismuth, lead, and cadmium and to 8 at % tin are single-phase. In the foils of the alloys containing zinc and antimony, dispersed particles of zinc and indium antimonide are precipitated.