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A series of Al-Cu-Ni alloys of various compositions were made and annealed at 800 °C. The equilibrium phases were studied by metallography, X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis, and electron probe microanalysis. The isothermal section of the ternary Al-Cu-Ni system at 800 °C was then determined based on these experimental results and the available phase relationship knowledge of the three constituent binary systems. No ternary compound was found. All three phases, AlNi3, AlNi, and Al3Ni2, have very high ternary solubility, especially the AlNi phase, which almost reaches the binary Al-Cu side. However, no continuous solid solution was formed between the AlNi phase and any of the binary Al-Cu phases. Interfacial reactions of Al/Ni, Al/Cu, Al-Cu/Ni, and Al-Ni/Cu at 800 °C were investigated by using reaction couple techniques. The results showed that Al3Ni and Al3Ni2 phases were formed in the Al/Ni couples; β-AlCu4, γ 1-Al4Cu9, and ɛ 2-Al2Cu3 phases were formed in the Al/Cu couples. As for the results in the Al-2 at. pct Ni/Cu, Al-5 at. pct Ni/Cu, and Al-2 at. pct Cu/Ni, Al-4.5 at. pct Cu/Ni, and Al-6 at. pct Cu/Ni were similar to those in the binary Al/Cu and Al/Ni couples, respectively. A different reaction path was found in the Al-7.5 at. pct Cu/Ni couples, and an AlNi solid solution layer was formed instead of the Al3Ni and Al3Ni2 phases.
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Wang, CH., Chen, SW., Chang, CH. et al. Phase equilibria of the ternary Al-Cu-Ni system and interfacial reactions of related systems at 800 °C. Metall Mater Trans A 34, 199–209 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-003-0322-7
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