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On the Liquid/Solid Phase Equilibria in the Al-Rich Corner of the Al-Si-Ti Ternary System

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The nature of liquid-solid phase equilibria in the Al-rich corner of the Al-Si-Ti system are determined by drawing three isothermal sections at 620, 680 and 727 °C. The solubility of Ti in Al-Si liquids is determined for four different compositions (0, 9, 13 and 18 at.%Si) at temperature below 800 °C. Combination of the two sets of experimental results leads to an attempt of liquidus projection. The primary crystallization surface of Al3Ti is found to extend up to 9.5 at.%Si in the liquid phase at 620 °C and 11 at.%Si at 727 °C. The solubility of Ti is found to be not significantly dependent on the Si content of the liquid. From DSC measurements and deduction on microstructure, the last invariant reaction of the solidification path is found to be quasi-peritectic: \({\text{L}} + \uptau_{1} - {\text{Ti}}_{7} {\text{Al}}_{5} {\text{Si}}_{12} \Leftrightarrow {\text{Al}} + {\text{Si}} .\)

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Chemical microanalyses have been performed by the inorganic analysis team of Dr. Ayouni of the Analytical Sciences Institute. SEM and EPMA characterizations were performed at the ‘‘Centre Technologique des Microstructures, Université Lyon 1’’. The authors acknowledge gratefully the members of these services for their assistance.

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    O. Dezellus, B. Gardiola, J. Andrieux & J. C. Viala

  2. Laboratoire SYMME, Polytech’Annecy-Chambéry, Université de Savoie, 5 Chemin de Bellevue, 74940, Annecy-le-vieux, France

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Dezellus, O., Gardiola, B., Andrieux, J. et al. On the Liquid/Solid Phase Equilibria in the Al-Rich Corner of the Al-Si-Ti Ternary System. J. Phase Equilib. Diffus. 35, 137–145 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11669-014-0282-1

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