Phase equilibria and thermodynamic properties of ternary Bi-Cu-In system were investigated experimentally and by applying CALPHAD method. Calculated values of thermodynamic functions were collated with published experimental thermodynamic results for liquid phase. Calculated isothermal section at 400 degrees C was compared with experimental SEM/EDS results from this study. Three calculated vertical sections were compared with the DTA/DSC results from this work. Reasonable agreement between thermodynamic prediction and experimental data was observed in all cases. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.