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Thermodynamics of formation of intermediate phases in the yttrium-iron and yttrium-cobalt systems

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:6158243
Solid electrolyte electromotive force cells have been used to determine the Gibbs free energies, enthalpies and entropies of phase formation for Y/sub 2/Fe/sub 17/, Y/sub 6/Fe/sub 23/, YFe/sub 3/, and YFe/sub 2/ over the temperature range 893 to 1271/sup 0/K. Solid CaF/sub 2/ was employed as the electrolyte. The enthalpies of formation of the Y-Fe phases lie between -6 to -9 kJ/gm-atom. Comparison of the experimental values for the Gibbs energies of formation of the Y-Fe phases at 973 K with those of the Th-Fe, Th-Co, Th-Ni, La-Co and La-Ni systems show an empirical correlation with the total number of bonding electrons in these alloy systems.
Research Organization:
Ames Lab., IA (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-82
OSTI ID:
6158243
Report Number(s):
IS-T-1125; ON: DE85005119
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English