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COST 507 - Repositório Aberto da Universidade do Porto

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A Thermochemical Assessment of Data for the Al-rich Corner<br />

of the of the Al-Mn-Si System<br />

Abstract<br />

Malcolm H Rand," Per Kolby* and Tim G Chart*<br />

'WintersHill Consultancy, Abing<strong>do</strong>n, Oxfordshire, UK<br />

*SINTEF, Oslo, Norway<br />

*Chart Associates, Ashford, Middlesex, UK<br />

This research forms part of the <strong>COST</strong> <strong>507</strong> programme on the Al-Fe-Mg-Mn-Si system<br />

(Leading System 1). It provides an optimisation of <strong>da</strong>ta for the Al-rich corner of the<br />

Al-Mn-Si ternary system, which in addition to the available published <strong>da</strong>ta,<br />

incorporates the results of experimental measurements carried out during the Action<br />

by Alean International Ltd (Banbury Laboratory), Pechiney Centre de Recherches de<br />

Vorrepe, SINTEF and University of Manchester/UMIST, and incorporates a revision<br />

of <strong>da</strong>ta for the binary Al-Mn system, based upon the original <strong>COST</strong> <strong>507</strong> assessment<br />

for this system [92Jan, 94Ans].<br />

The results of the assessment are summarised. The experimental phase equilibrium<br />

studies carried out in combination by the above groups have proven to be essential to<br />

the project. It is clear, however, that some further information is required, particularly<br />

to define unambiguously the relative stabilities of the cubic alpha, hexagonal beta and<br />

liquid phases. The solid phases are not easy to nucleate, and the associated thermal<br />

effects are small, so quite detailed and careful experimentation is required to produce<br />

reliable results.<br />

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