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The density of Al-rich liquid Al–Si alloys was measured contactlessly on electromagnetically levitated samples using optical dilatometry. Data were obtained for samples covering compositions up to 50 at.% Si and in a temperature range between 650 and 1500 °C. The densities can be described as linear functions of temperature with negative slopes. Moreover, they increase monotonically with an increase of Si concentration. In a temperature range between 1100 and 1400 °C, it can be deduced from the composition dependence of the density that virtually no excess volume arises during alloying of the pure elements. For lower temperatures an excess volume is discussed, considering the temperature dependence of Si density literature data. The density data were integrated in a thermodynamic model description of the Al–Si system. In this way volume changes during solidification and changes in phase equilibria as function of pressure can be calculated.
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M. Rettenmayr, A. Löffler, Institut für Materialwissenschaft und Werkstofftechnologie, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, 07743 Jena, Germany.
R. Schmid-Fetzer, J. Gröbner, Institut für Metallurgie, TU Clausthal, 38678 Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Germany.
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Within the framework of PAK 461 this study was financially supported by the “Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft” under grant numbers EG 93/8-1 and HA 5382/3-1. This is gratefully acknowledged. Further, we would like to thank our cooperation partners Rainer Schmid-Fetzer, Joachim Gröbner, Markus Rettenmayr, and Andrea Löffler for sharing their expertise and for the preparation of high quality samples.
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Schmitz, J., Hallstedt, B., Brillo, J. et al. Density and thermal expansion of liquid Al–Si alloys. J Mater Sci 47, 3706–3712 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-011-6219-8
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