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Consequences of Crystal Structure Differences between C14, C15, and C36 Laves Phase Polytypes for their Coexistence in Transition-Metal-Based Systems

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 March 2011

F. Stein
F. Stein*
Affiliation:
Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung GmbH, Max-Planck-Str. 1, D-40237 Düsseldorf, Germany
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Abstract

In various binary and ternary transition-metal-based systems, two or even three different polytypes of Laves phases coexist as equilibrium phases. A comparison of different phase diagrams reveals that the coexistence is characterized by some common features. In binary systems with cubic and hexagonal Laves phases existing at the same temperature but different compositions, the cubic C15 polytype always crystallizes at and around the stoichiometric composition whereas the hexagonal C14 and C36 polytypes are observed on the A-rich (C14) and B-rich (C36) side of the stoichiometry, respectively. On replacing the B atoms of an AB2 Laves phase by ternary additions, the highest solubility is always found in the C14 Laves phase. Ternary Laves phases A(B,C)2 in systems where none of the binary boundary systems contains a Laves phase are always of the C14 type. It is discussed how these observations are related to crystallographic differences between the three polytypic structures C14, C15, and C36.

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crystallographic structureinteratomic arrangementsdefects
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 1295: Symposium N – Intermetallic-Based Alloys for Structural and Functional Applications , 2011 , mrsf10-1295-n06-01
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2011

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