“…27) Plastic deformation and interfacial properties of Al-Al 13 Fe 4 have been discussed for an in-situ composite consisting of Al matrix and Al 13 Fe 4 particles. 13,14,28) Also, it has been shown that Al 13 Fe 4 exhibits a high hardness of 815 HV, a density of 3.8 g/cm 3 , and an estimated surface energy of 2.04 J/m 2 . 20,29) Given such advantages of Al 13 Fe 4 , along with economic production methods of the compound, there is a strong interest in utilization of this compound for new application areas, where superior mechanical properties are important, in particular, high temperature properties.…”