ThemorphologyandcrystallographyofphasesintheCu-0.12%Zralloywereinvestigatedbyscanningelectronmicroscope(SEM),transmissionelectronmicroscope(TEM),andhigh-resolutiontransmissionelectronmicroscope(HRTEM).Theresultsshowthattheas-castmicrostructureofCu–ZralloyismainlyCumatrixandeutecticstructurewhichconsistofCuandCu5Zrphaseswithafinelamellarstructure.Thedisk-shapedandplatelikedCu5Zrphaseswithfccstructurearefoundinthematrix,inwhichhabitplaneisparallelto{111}aplaneofthematrix.BetweenthecoppermatrixandCu5Zrphase,thereexistsanorientationrelationshipof[112]a||[011]Cu5Zr;(111)a||(111)Cu5Zr.ThespacestructuremodelofCu5Zrphasecanbeestablished.
