C. P. Wang

Thermodynamic assessment of the phase diagrams of the Cu-Sb and Sb-Zn systems

Thermodynamic assessments have been made for the Cu-Sb and Sb-Zn binary systems by means of the CALPHAD technique. The Gibbs energies of the liquid, bcc, and fcc phases are described by a substitution solution model and a Redlich-Kister formalism. All of the compounds were treated as stoichiometric compounds. Moreover, the liquidus temperatures of the Zn-rich portion in the Sb-Zn system were measured to check the unusual shape reported by previous work. It was confirmed that the liquidus line is not peculiar but smooth. A consistent set of the thermodynamic parameters was optimized to obtain a better fit between calculated results and experimental data including phase diagram and thermodynamic quantities.

Phase equilibria in Fe-Cu-X (X : Co, Cr, Si, V) ternary systems

Phase equilibria on the Fe-Cu side in the Fe-Cu-X (X: Co, Cr, Si, V) system were experimentally determined over the temperature range of 1073–1273 K. Based on the present results and previous works, the thermodynamic assessments of the phase equilibria in the Fe-Cu-X system were evaluated using the Calculation of Phase Diagram (CALPHAD) method. The Gibbs energies (G) of the bcc, fcc, and liquid phases are described by the subregular solution model, and a set of thermodynamic parameters enable us to calculate various isothermal and vertical sections and the miscibility gaps of the solid and liquid phases.

Thermodynamic Assessment of the Cu-In Binary System

On the basis of thermodynamic properties and phase diagram data, the Cu-In binary system was thermodynamically assessed. The phases in this system were modeled using the Redlich-Kister expression for the Gibbs energies of the solution phases, adopting three-sublattice models for γ and η′, and assuming stoichiometric compounds for other intermetallic phases. Then a set of consistent parameters was obtained by the CALPHAD method, by which reasonable agreement can be realized between the thermodynamic properties for various phases and phase relations of this system.

Phase equilibria in the Cu-Fe-Mo and Cu-Fe-Nb systems

Phase equilibria in the Cu-Fe portion of the Cu-Fe-Mo and the Cu-Fe-Nb systems, in the temperature ranges 1073 to 1573 K and 1373 to 1573 K, respectively, were determined by metallography and scanning electron microscopy-energy dispersive x-ray methods. Based on the present experimental data combined with the previous assessments of the component binary systems, thermodynamic calculations of phase equilibria were carried out adopting the subregular solution model to describe the Gibbs energies of the liquid, bcc, and fcc phases. The evaluated thermodynamic parameters lead to a better fit between calculations and experimental data in both the Cu-Fe-Mo and Cu-Fe-Nb systems.

Thermodynamic assessment of the Cu-Ni-Pb system

A thermodynamic assessment of the binary systems Ni-Pb, Cu-Pb and the ternary system Cu-Ni-Pb was carried out by the CALPHAD method. The Gibbs free energies of both the liquid and solid solution phases were described by subregular solution models. A set of parameters describing the Gibbs energies of the different phases in this ternary system was optimized using experimental phase diagram and thermodynamic information. Good agreement between the calculated phase diagrams and experimental data was obtained in the binary Ni-Pb, Cu-Pb and ternary Cu-Ni-Pb systems.

Phase stability among the α(A1), β(A2), and γ(D83) phases in the Cu-Al-X system

The phase equilibria among the α(A1), β(A2), and γ(D83) phases in the Cu-Al-X systems (X: Ti, V, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Zn, Sn, and Sb) at 700 and 800 °C were investigated, and the effects of these alloying elements on the phase boundaries, homogeneous solid solution ranges, and tie-lines among the α, β, and γ phases were accurately determined by the diffusion couple method. The phase stabilities among α, β, and γ phases are discussed in terms of the partition coefficient. In addition, a modified Guillet’s method, which is used to estimate the effect of alloying elements on microstructure, is proposed by taking into account the change of equivalent coefficient with the phase fraction, and applied to predict the effect of alloying elements on the microstructure of the Cu-Al base alloy.