摘要
Influence of Al content on martensitic transformation temperature in ZrCu phase was investigated by differential scanning calorimetry for a series of Zr50Cu50鈭?em>xAlx alloys. The crystallographic structure of the martensite was predominantly a monoclinic Cm, which is a superstructure of B19鈥? Microstructural observations revealed that a higher Al content above 6 mol%led to a pronounced formation of Zr2Cu and 蟿5 phases forming complex eutectic microstructures. The electron probe microanalysis indicated that the Al atoms in ZrCu phase substitute the Cu atoms up to 6 mol%and the excess Al atoms exist mainly in the 蟿5 phase. The increasing Al content from 0 to 6 mol%induced a decrease in the martensitic transformation start temperature, Ms, from 446 K to 311 K, and in the reverse martensitic transformation start temperature, As, from 537 K to 468 K. But Ms remained almost constant when the Al content is over 6 mol%. Thus, the substitution of the Cu atoms by the Al atoms in ZrCu phase led to the decrease in Ms and As.