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An Updated Thermodynamic Modeling of the Al-Zr System

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The thermodynamic modelling of the binary Al-Zr system has been carried out using the CALPHAD approach, based on available experimental and theoretical data for phase diagram and thermodynamic properties. A set of self-consistent thermodynamic parameters was established. The liquid phase and the terminal fcc_A1(Al), bcc_A2(Zr), hcp_A3(Zr) solid solutions were treated as disordered solutions, using the Redlich-Kister expressions for the excess Gibbs energy, and the intermetallic phases were considered to be line compounds. A satisfactory agreement was achieved between the experimental data and the calculated results.

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This work has been performed in the framework of the development of the NUCLEA thermodynamic database for nuclear materials; it was supported by Universite Grenoble Alpes, CMTC, SIMAP, and IRSN.

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Fischer, E., Colinet, C. An Updated Thermodynamic Modeling of the Al-Zr System. J. Phase Equilib. Diffus. 36, 404–413 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11669-015-0398-y

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