Thermal Stabilization of the Layered System $\text{Fe}_{3}\text{Zr}-\alpha-\text{Fe}$

Abstract

The layered system $\text{Zr}(2\ \mu \mathrm{m})-\text{Fe}(5\ \mu \mathrm{m})$ after magnetron sputtering of Zirconium coating and isothermal annealing at 900°C have been studied by means of Mässbauer spectroscopy on 57Fe nuclei and XRD. The sequence of phase transformations is established. The relative content of phases formed in the sample volume at each of the annealing stages was obtained. The possibility of obtaining thermal stabilization of the intermetallic phase of Fe3Zr on an armco-Iron substrate is shown.