Bulk Al
96-xCr
3Ce
1Co
x(x=1, 1.5, 2) and Al
95-x Cr
3Ce
1Co
xTM
1(TM=Zr, Mn, Fe) materials with a dimension of about φ8 mm×300 mm were produced by extrusion of gas atomized powders at 523, 573, 623, 673 and 723 K. The gas atomized powder has a spherical shape with an average diameter of about 15μm, which consists of icosahedral, Al, Al
9Co
2 and Al
13Cr
2 phases. The bulk Al
94.5Cr
3Ce
1Co
1.5 material extruded at 573 K consists of icosahedral, Al, Al
9Co
2 and Al
13Cr
2 phases. The Yong's modulus, Vickers hardness (Hv), ultimate tensile strength and plastic elongation in the bulk form are 83 GPa, 170, 570 MPa and 8.4 % for Al
94.5Cr
3Ce
1Co
15 and 89 GPa, 210, 670 MPa and 4.4 % for Al
93.5Cr
3Ce
1Co
1.5Mn
1, respectively. The Hv at the testing temperature of 573 K for the Al
94.5Cr
3Ce
1Co
1.5 and Al
92.5Cr
3Ce
1Co
1.5Zr
2 bulk materials are 55 and 75, respectively, which are more than twice as large as that for the 7075-T6 alloy.
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