a b s t r a c tThe Al-Pd-Cr alloy system was investigated in the compositional range above 50 at.% Al. The binary Al-Cr phases , , , and ␥ 2 extend up to about 1, 2, 1, 1 and 3 at.% Pd, respectively. The binary Al-Pd , ␦ and -phases dissolve up to 3, 4 and at least 10 at.% Cr, respectively. Five ternary structures were revealed in a quite small compositional range adjusting to that of the Al-Cr -phase. One, resembling the high-temperature Al 3 Mn phase (T-phase, orth. a = 1.47, b = 1.24 and c = 1.25 nm), is formed in a small region around Al 77 Pd 7 Cr 16 composition. A hexagonal structure with a = 1.77 and c = 1.25 nm resembling Al-Ni(Cu)-Cr -phase was revealed around Al 81.5 Pd 1.5 Cr 17 and another hexagonal structure with very close lattice parameters around Al 73 Pd 11 Cr 16 . A ternary Є-phase resembling that in Al-Ni-Cr (orth., a = 1.24, b = 3.46 and c = 2.04 nm) was found at 970 • C around the Al 77.5 Pd 1.5 Cr 21 composition. An additional orthorhombic phase with a = 2.48, b = 3.87 and c = 2.04 nm was found to be formed between