Thermochimica Acta, Vol.646, 39-48, 2016
Thermodynamic assessment and experimental study of the Al-Ag-Ga phase diagram
Ternary Al-Ag-Ga system was assessed both theoretically using thermodynamic calculations of phase equilibria based on CALPHAD method and experimentally using differential thermal analysis (DTA), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) combined with energy dispersive spectrometry (EDS) and X-ray powder diffraction (XRD) analysis. The calculated phase transition temperatures, isothermal sections at 300 and 500 degrees C and liquidus surface projection were experimentally validated by experimental study of selected long-term annealed alloy samples with overall compositions along four vertical sections Al-Ag80Ga20, Al-Ag60Ga40, Ag-Al80Ga20 and Ag-Al60Ga40. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Keywords:Ternary Al-Ag-Ga system;Differential thermal analysis (DTA);SEM-EDS analysis;Liquidus surface projection;X-ray powder diffraction