ISSN:
1572-8943
Keywords:
Al-Zn-Ga ternary system
;
phase diagram
;
retrograde miscibility
;
thermal analysis
;
X-ray diffraction at various temperatures
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Abstract The Al-Zn-Ga ternary phase diagram was earlier established by thermodynamic modellization [1], but no experimental study appears to have been carried out on this system, except for measurements of mixing enthalpies in the liquid [2]. The present experimental study was carried out by thermal analysis and X-ray diffraction at various temperatures, using the isopletic cuts method. Four isopletic cuts were established and two others were partly studied in the Al-rich corner of the diagram. On these cuts, two isobaric ternary invariant reactions were determined: a eutectic reaction at 23±1°C, and a metatectic reaction at 123±1°C. Evidence was found for the existence of a retrograde miscibility of Ga in a solid solution α′SS which protrudes into the ternary system starting from the Al-Zn binary up to a Ga concentration of about 30%*.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1010130425475
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