Figure 3. (IMAGE) Research Organization of Information and Systems Caption Figure 3. Comparison between predicted and experimental phase diagrams of ternary aluminum alloys. Dark blue represents quasicrystalline phases and light blue represents approximant crystals. Orange represents a straight line satisfying Hume-Rothery's electron concentration law, e/a=1.8. Credit © The Institute of Statistical Mathematics Usage Restrictions Credit required. License Original content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.