Abstract
The effects of adding Cr, Mn, and Zr on the microstructure of Al-5Fe alloys has been studied by metallographic analysis, scanning electron microscopy, x-ray diffraction analysis, and differential thermal analysis. It has been found that the effects of the different elements on the microstructure of ferro-aluminum intermetallics in Al-5Fe alloys are not alike. Addition of Cr in Al-5Fe alloys dissolves only into AlFe intermetallics, resulting in the morphology of the AlFe phases being changed with increasing Cr content. Cr is a favorable nucleating agent for encouraging metastable AlxFe (x = 4.6 to 5.0) phase formation. Adding Mn in Al-5Fe alloys may stabilize the metastable Al6Fe phase, helping the primary phase field of Al7Cr diminish or even disappear and forcing Cr to dissolve into AlFe phases. Adding Zr does not refine the primary AlFe intermetallics. Al3Zr particles in Al-5Fe alloys will occupy the growing spaces of ferro-aluminum phases and indirectly hinder the growth of Fe-bearing phases.
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