A thermodynamic modeling for the A1-Mn-Si system is conducted via two steps. In the first step, all of the experimental phase diagram and thermodynamic data available from the literature ate Critically reviewed. and several isopleths are constructed by means of X-ray diffraction (XRD) and differential thermal analysis (DTA) techniques. In the second step, a consistent thermodynamic data set for the A1-Mn-Si system over the entire composition and temperature ranges is obtained by consideling reliable literature data and the present experimental results. Numerous comparisons between the calculated and measured phase diagrams as well as thermodynamic quantities indicate that almost all of the reliable experimental information is satisfactorily accounted for by the thermodynamic modeling. The liquidus projection and reaction scheme for the entire system are also presented.

This paper provides a consistent thermodynamic data set for the whole Al-Nb-Ni ternary system via thermodynamic modeling. The order/disorder transitions between disordered bcc_A2 and ordered bcc_B2 phases as well as between disordered fcc-A1 and ordered L12 phases are treated using a two-sublattice model. The calculations indicate that the disordered and ordered phases can be described with a single equation. All of the experimental phase diagram data available from the literature are critically reviewed and assessed using thermodynamic models for the Gibbs energies of individual phases. Inconsistent experimental information is identified and ruled out. Optimal thermodynamic parameters are then obtained by considering reliable literature data. Comprehensive comparisons between the calculated and measured phase diagrams show that almost all the accurate experimental information is satisfactorily accounted for by the present thermodynamic description.

Thermodynamic optimizations of the Mo-Nb, Mo-Ta, and Nb-Ta binary systems were performed by considering the experimental phase diagram and thermodynamic data available from the literature. The Mo-Nb-Ta ternary system was then synthesized from the descriptions of the binary sides. The calculated thermodynamic properties as well as phase diagrams for the binary systems agree well with the experimental ones. In the case of the ternary system, several isothermal sections were calculated by extrapolation from the three boundary systems. The model-predicted liquidus temperatures in the ternary system are in reasonable agreement with the experimental data. The computed liquidus projection and a set of model parameters describing the Gibbs energies of the assessed phases are also presented.

The Al-Be system is investigated via three steps. In the first step, all of the experimentally measured phase diagram and thermodynamic data available in the literature are critically reviewed. On the basis of the assessed phase diagram, in the second step, eight decisive samples are prepared by arc melting of Al and Be pieces and annealing at 600℃ for eight days. Water-quenched samples are analyzed using differential thermal analysis (DTA), X-ray diffraction (XRD), optical microscopy, and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) techniques. In the last step, an optimal thermodynamic data set for the Al-Be system has been obtained by considering the present experimental data and the reliable literature data. The calculated phase diagram and thermodynamic properties agree well with the accurate experimental values.

An Al-10Ni-8Y (at.%) alloy was atomized by Ar gas and the morphology, microstructure, thermal stability, phase composition and microhardness of the as-atomized powder were investigated. Most of the powders are spherical in shape, but the surface morphology was different for powder of different size. The cross-section microstructure of powder with size below 15mm in diameter showed no detailed feature, indicating existence of amorphous phase or nanocrystalline structure. The as-atomized powder showed four distinct exothermic peaks when heated at 296, 340, 366 and 456 8C. The glass transition temperature Tg, crystallization temperature Tx, and the temperature interval of the supercooled liquid region DTx (ZTxKTg) were detected to be about 266, 288 and 22 8C. The Al82Ni10Y8 alloy powder exhibits a high Vickers hardness of 230.6, and shows great potential for structural application.