PREPARATION AND MASS PRODUCTION
The following sections are included:
Introduction
Phase Selection
The Multitude of Approximants
Crystals and Approximants in the Al-Cu-Fe-Cr System
B2 - Based Approximants in Relation to Quasicrystals
Phase Diagrams
Growth from the Liquid State
Equilibrium Phase-Diagram Data
Phase Transformations
Order-Disorder Transitions
Phason-Driven Transitions
Pressure Induced Transitions
Surface Transformations
Preparation in the Laboratory
Out-of-Equilibrium Methods
Mono-Domain Samples
The Nightmare of Growing a Stable Quasicrystal
Sintering
The Thick Coatings Route
Thermal Spraying Versus Magnetron Sputtering Techniques
Processing of Atomized Powders
Polishing and Surface Preparation
Phase Stability of Quasicrystalline Coatings in Agressive Media
Thin Films and Nanosized Precipitates
Multilayers or Vapour Deposited Films
New Data from Kinetics of Growth
Nanosized Precipitates in Selected Metallic Alloys
References