Lattice matching of D0₂₃ and D0₂₂ phases in Al-6at.%(Ti,V,Zr) systems

Composite quaternary alloys with 21-22 vol.% of Al₃M (M = Ti,V,Zr) were made by vacuum arc melting. Two intermetallic phases were found in alloys: one is V rich D0₂₂-Al₃(Ti,V,Zr) and the other is Zr rich D0₂₃-Al₃(Ti,V,Zr). Measured lattice constants of precipitate phases were strongly dependent on the composition of transition elements in precipitates and generally obeyed Vegard's rule. The lattice misfits between Al₃M phases and the matrix did not change much in alloys while the lattice misfit between D0₂₂ and D0₂₃ Al₃M phases was found to decrease with an increase in Ti content implying that the interface between both phases became more smooth, hard to distinguish and separate. A geometrical model was made for the lattice matching between two, D0₂₂ and D0₂₃ Al₃M phases. Titanium has been found to act as a retarding element to separation into D0₂₃ and D0₂₂ phases and the pre-existing phase may have been L₁₂ or D0₂₃ phase.