The phase change of metastable Al
6Fe to stable Al
3Fe phase in an Al-0.5%Fe alloy affected by cold rolling was studied in detail by means of optical and transmission electron microscopies etc. The alloys as-cast and cold-rolled were isothermally annealed at 500 to 600°C for short times mainly up to 30sec. Working accelerates the phase change. The reason is attributed to the facts that: The Al
6Fe rod is divided into several parts, the number of which increases with the rolling reduction; The Al
3Fe phase nucleates during annealing at the front of divided rod. The total number of Al
3Fe nuclei increases in the cold-rolled alloy than in the usual as-cast alloy.
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