Phase equilibria in the Mg-rich corner of the Mg-Zn-La system at 350°C

The phase eqyilibria in the Mg-rich corner of the Mg-Zn-La system at 350°C have been investigated by scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, and electron probe microanalysis. It has been shown that the linear compound (Mg, Zn)17La2 existed in the Mg-Zn-La system at 350°C. The linear compound (so-called T phase) was with the C-centred orthorhombic crystal structure induced by the solution of significant quantities of the third element. The three-phase region α(Mg) + MgZn(La) + T and the two-phase region composed of the α(Mg) and the linear-compound T phase existed in the Mg-rich corner of the Mg-Zn-La system at 350°C.