Three Al-Cu-Fe alloys with various iron contents (6 at.%, 12 at.% and 15 at.%), were synthesized by fusion under high-frequency magnetic induction and characterized by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy and differential scanning calorimetry(DSC). The microstructure evolution was carried out both in the as-quenched state as well after heat treatment at 500 ◦ C in relation to iron composition. Particular attention was been paid to the alloy containing 15%, and we were been able to determine by DSC that a massive transformation from crystal (β ) to quasicrystal i-ψ (Al6 Fe2 Cu) occurs for this composition.