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In the course of a thorough investigation of the Al-Cr-Nb ternary system, the intermetallic compounds of the Al-Cr system were investigated by direct reaction calorimetry at high temperatures. New enthalpies of formation were determined and compared with literature data. X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), electron probe microanalysis (EPMA), and differential thermal analysis (DTA) were carried out on calorimetric products as well as on heat-treated alloys. A eutectoid decomposition of the Al11Cr2 phase
was discovered. The eutectic nature of the equilibrium involving Al7Cr with Al solid solution was verified and this contradicts the published phase diagram. The hexagonal (Al4Mn structure type) of Al4Cr was confirmed.
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Mahdouk, K., Gachon, JC. Thermodynamic investigation of the aluminum-chromium system. JPE 21, 157 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1361/105497100770340219
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