The eutectoid decomposition reaction that occurred in RECo5 phases（RE=Dy and Gd ） at low temperature was discussed and confirmed by X-ray powder diffraction（XRD）, differential thermal analysis, and scanning electron microscopy.The decomposition temperature of the GdCo5 and DyCo5 were identified as 805.8 and 900 °C, respectively.The GdCo5 and DyCo5 phases could not be found in the isothermal section of Gd-Dy-Co ternary system at 800 K.Reasons for the absence of the RE2Co7 phase in the XRD patterns were discussed in detail.
Phase relationships in the Yb-Fe-Sb ternary system at 530 °C were investigated mainly by powder metallurgy and X-ray powder diffraction.Nine binary compounds（Yb6Fe23, Yb2Fe17, FeSb, FeSb2, YbSb2, YbSb, Yb11Sb10, Yb4Sb3, and αYb5Sb3） and one ternary compound（Fe4YbSb12） were confirmed in this system at 530 °C.The homogeneity range of FeSb phase extended from approximately 43at.%Sb to 45at.%Sb, the maximum solid solubility of Sb in Fe phase and Yb in FeSb phase was approximately 3at.%Sb and 1at.%Yb at 530 °C, respectively.Isothermal section of the phase diagram of the Yb-Fe-Sb ternary system at 530 °C consisted of thirteen single-phase regions, twenty-four two-phase regions, and twelve three-phase regions.
La-Co alloy nanowires can be made in pulse reversal current(PRC) and direct current(DC) electrodepositions under nonaqueous system, with the porous anodic aluminum oxide(AAO) as template. This membrane is subject to the dual-oxidation (two-step) anodizing. Scanning electron microscope(SEM) examination shows that all of the nanowires have uniform diameter about 200 nm, and their diameters are determined by the pore diameter of applied AAO template. X-ray energy dispersion analysis indicates that the chemical composition of La and Co elements is very close to 1-2 in stoichiometry. X-ray diffraction pattern investigation demonstrates that La-Co nanowire is the face-centered cubic(FCC) LaCo13.
