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The Gd-Yb and Lu-Yb phase systems were established by thermal analysis, X-ray diffrac-tion, metallography, electron microprobe and chemical analyses. The solubility of Yb in α-Gd ranges from 6.5 at. pct at 500°C to 19.0 at. pct at 1161°C. The addition of Yb to Gd lowers theβ (bec) to α (hcp) transformation temperature to an inverse peritectic reaction at 20.0 at. pct Yb and 1161°C. The addition of Yb to Gd lowers the melting point of Gd to a monotectic horizontal at 1183°C which extends from 21.0 to 71.0 at. pct Yb. The monotec-tic composition is 49.0 at. pct Yb. The solid solubility of Gd in Yb ranges from 0.2 at. pct at 500°C to 2.3 at. pct at 819°C. The melting point of Yb is raised from 816°C to 819°C by the addition of Gd while the γ (bee) toβ (fee) transformation temperature of Yb is lowered from 796°C to 780°C by the addition of Gd. The solubility of Yb in solid Lu ranges from 6.0 at. pct at 800°C to 15 at. pct at 1530°C. The addition of Yb to Lu lowers the melting point of Lu to a monotectic horizontal at 1530°C which extends from 15 to 90 at. pct Yb. The monotectic composition is approximately 30 at. pct Yb. The solid solubility of Lu in Yb ranges from less than 0.1 at. pct at 500°C to 0.3 at. pct at 817°C. The addition of Lu raises the melting point of Yb to 817°C and also raises theβ (fee) to y (bec) transformation temperature to 798°C.
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Beaudry, B.J., Spedding, F.H. The Gd-Yb and Lu-Yb phase systems. Metall Trans 5, 1631–1636 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02646335
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