Rare Earth Metal-Based Intermetallics Formation in Al–Cu–Mg and Al–Si–Cu–Mg Alloys: A Metallographic Study

<div>(a) Backscattered electron image and (b) elemental distribution in D0 + La + Ti alloy, (c) X-ray images of Ti, La, and Si in (a), showing the presence of La in the RE-rich plate, EDS spectrum corresponding to the white phase marked X in (a).</div>

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Figure 11: Rare Earth Metal-Based Intermetallics Formation in Al–Cu–Mg and Al–Si–Cu–Mg Alloys: A Metallographic Study 