COST 507 - Repositório Aberto da Universidade do Porto
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certainly due to the appearance of metastable phases, and Fig 3 shows the corrected<br />
[59Phi] information together with a single value of [33Dix/Fin] at = 10 % Mn, and the<br />
recent <strong>da</strong>ta of [96Tho4]. The fcc solvus is shown in Fig 4. The current re-assessment,<br />
which is a modified and improved version of that in the <strong>COST</strong> <strong>507</strong> <strong>da</strong>tabase [92Jan],<br />
represents a very satisfactory outcome.<br />
2.2 Al-Fe-Mn System<br />
During the course of the current project new experimental information concerning the<br />
solid-state equilibria has been determined by Thornton [95Thol, 95Tho2] at 570 and<br />
600 °C, and liquidus <strong>da</strong>ta have been determined at University of Manchester/ UMIST<br />
[95Hay/Ser] to corroborate the 2 wt % Mn isopleth due to [43Phi]. In addition solidstate<br />
equilibria at 550 °C by Rogl, Universität Wien [95Wei/Rog], [95Rog], have been<br />
made available to the project. These latter <strong>da</strong>ta are now more generally available<br />
[96Wei/Rog].<br />
An optimisation has been carried out whereby substantial consistency between the lowtemperature<br />
(570 and 600 °C) solid-state <strong>da</strong>ta of [95Thol, 95Tho2], the solid-state <strong>da</strong>ta<br />
of Rogl (550 °C) [96Wei/Rog], and the liquidus <strong>da</strong>ta of Phillips [43Phi] (allowing for<br />
expected undercooling, see Section 2.1), and Hayes [95Hay/Ser], has been achieved.<br />
The revised <strong>da</strong>ta for the Al-Mn system have been incorporated. Figs 5 and 6 show<br />
calculated partial isothermal sections for 873 and 843 K, with the results of [95Thol,<br />
95Tho2] superimposed. Fig 7 shows a calculated partial isothermal section for 823 K,<br />
with the results of [96Wei/Rog] superimposed. Fig 8 shows the calculated isopleth for<br />
a constant 2 wt % Mn. Experimental <strong>da</strong>ta of [43Phi], [95Hay/Ser] and [96Thol,<br />
96Tho2, 96Tho3] are superimposed. Figs 9 and 10 show the calculated fcc solvus at<br />
823 and 873 K respectively, with experimental <strong>da</strong>ta made available by SINTEF<br />
[95Sim/Kol] and due to Hamerton [96Ham] superimposed.<br />
Figs 5-10 show that substantial agreement between the experimental <strong>da</strong>ta and the<br />
current assessment has been achieved. Fig 8 indicates the undercooling experienced by<br />
[43Phi] (these experimental values were not corrected by Phillips), and probably<br />
reflects the true situation. It has not yet been possible to obtain agreement with all of<br />
the <strong>da</strong>ta due to Thornton without unreasonable stabilisation of the Al 6 (Mn,Fe) phase<br />
and an accompanying unreasonable raising of the liquidus curve. The <strong>da</strong>ta for 3, 3.25<br />
and 3.5 wt % Fe are currently under review by Thornton; with respect to Fig 8 it may<br />
be that very small amounts of Al ]3 (Fe,Mn) 4 were present, but extremely difficult to<br />
detect.<br />
3 Conclusions and Recommen<strong>da</strong>tions for Further Work<br />
The current thermodynamic <strong>da</strong>ta assessments for the binary system Al-Mn and the<br />
ternary system Al-Fe-Mn represents a significant milestone for the overall project, and<br />
a considerable advancement in our knowledge of phase diagram information for these<br />
two systems. Subject to further limited confirmatory experimental studies, the<br />
assessment of <strong>da</strong>ta for these two systems can now be regarded as substantially<br />
complete.<br />
Completion of the above paves the way for completion of <strong>da</strong>ta for the Al-Mn-Si<br />
system, both experimental studies (in progress at Alean International Ltd, Banbury<br />
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