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PREPARATION AND MASS PRODUCTION

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      Abstract:

      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