简介:Microstructureandsubsequentphasetransformationsonheatingofthemelt-spunNd85Al15alloyhavebeenstudiedbyX-raydiffraction,transmissionelectronmicroscopyanddifferentialscanningcalorimetry.Themelt-spunNd85Al15alloyshowstwo-stagetransformationprocessesasfollows:amorphous+72nmsupersaturatedbcc-Nd(Al)solidsolution→7nmomega-likephase→AlNd3+hexagonalNd.Theactivationenergiesforthefirstandsecondtransformationwerefoundtobe100kJ/moland188kJ/mol,respectively.Theformationmechanismofnanoscaleomega-likephaseisdiscussed.