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The solubility and solution behavior of antimony and tin in α-lron and the effects of nickel and chromium additions

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The solid solubilities of Sn and Sb in α-Fe have been determined by means of lattice parameter measurements. The Sb solubility ranges from a maximum of 11 wt pct (5.4 at. pct) at 1000°C down to 5.3 wt pct (2.5 at. pet) at 600°C; the Sn solubility ranges from a maximum of 17.7 wt pct (9.2 at. pet) at 900°C to 6.5 wt pct (3.2 at. pet) at 600°C. These solubilities are remarkably large in view of the large sizes of the Sb and Sn atoms in relation to the Fe atom. It was not possible to rationalize the variation of the α-phase lattice parameter with Sb or Sn content from the point of view of atomic diameter or atomic volume. The addition of 1 wt pct Ni lowers the Sb solubility at 600°C from 5.3 to 3.5 wt pct (2.5 to 1.6 at. pet); the effect of Cr on the Sb solubility appears to be small. The addition of 1 wt pct Ni or 1 wt pct Cr lowers the Sn solubility from 6.5 to 5.2 wt pct (3.2 to 2.5 at. pet). It was found that a substantial amount of Ni substitutes for Fe in both the FeSb phase and the Fe5Sn3 phase.

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  1. Max Planck Institut für Metallforschung, 7000 Stuttgart 1, Seestrasse 75, West Germany

    M. Nageswararao

  2. Department of Metallurgy and Materials Science, University of Pennsylvania, 19174, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    C. J. McMahon (Associate Professor)

  3. Department of Materials Science, State University of New York, 11790, Stony Brook, N.Y.

    H. Herman (Professor)

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Nageswararao, M., McMahon, C.J. & Herman, H. The solubility and solution behavior of antimony and tin in α-lron and the effects of nickel and chromium additions. Metall Trans 5, 1061–1068 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02644318

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