Three internal friction peaks were found around 180℃ (termed as P1),340℃ (termed as P2) and 510℃(termed as P3) in rapidly cooled Fe71Al29 alloy,while only the　P3 peak can be observed in slowly cooled sp ecimens.Only the P1 and P2 peaks were investigated using a computer- controlled inverted torsion pendulum in the present study.The P1 and P2 peaks in air-cooled specimens disappear during cooling or after long term ag eing at 350℃.They decline even disappear with increasing ageing time.Both the P1 and P2 peaks have relaxation features and their activation energy values are H1=1．03±0．08eVfor the P1 peak and H2=1．64±0．05eV for the P2 peak.It is suggested that P1 peak originates from the nearestneighbor jumps of Al atoms within tetrahedral lattices and P2 peak from the next-nearest-neighbor jumps of Al atoms within tetrahedral lattices in quenched alloys.