“…The formation of Al 4 C 3 and Mg 17 Al 12 have been confirmed by XRD analysis of the sample of the 2563y composite after ten thermal cycles, as shown in Figure 11, where the peaks of the aforesaid phases have been identified. The previous studies have shown that, in contact with carbon fibers, aluminum may form the stable binary carbide Al 4 C 3 , [9,[26][27][28] or it may cause the formation of stable ternary carbides of the approximate composition Al 4 Mg 2 C 3 [9,29] or Al 2 MgC 2 [9,[30][31][32][33] It has also been reported in earlier studies by Wu and Zhu [34] that the precipitates of Mg 17 Al 12 are formed at the interface in the as-cast condition of Mg-Al alloys reinforced with carbon fibers. During thermal cycling, these reaction products may become stabilized and, hence, lead to stabilization of the thermal expansion after a few thermal cycles.…”