supported by Natural Science Foundation of Hebei Province, China (E2010000057, E2010000121, E2012202017);International S & T Cooperation Program of China (2010DFA51850)
Mg-Zn-Y-based quasi-crystal (QC) alloys were fabricated by pouring melts into different cooling media. The effects of different cooling rates on the QC morphology, size, volume fraction and micro-hardness were studi...