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The central portion of the Fe-Th phase diagram

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During an earlier series of measurements of the heat capacities of alloys in the central portion of the Fe-Th system, results were obtained that raised questions as to the temperature ranges of stability of the intermediate phases, Fe7Th2 and Fe3Th. A supplementary investigation was therefore undertaken with a scanning electron microscope (SEM) to clarify the situation. The results indicate that the peritectic reaction at 1200 °C involves Fe7Th2 rather than Fe3Th and that there is a cascading series of peritectic reactions between the congruent melting of Fe17Tl2 at 1462 °C and the eutectic reaction at 875 °C.

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  1. Department of Materials Science and Engineering Ames Laboratory Iowa State University, 50011, Ames, IA

    F.C Laabs, M.A Noack & J.F Smith

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Laabs, F., Noack, M. & Smith, J. The central portion of the Fe-Th phase diagram. JPE 12, 23–27 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02663667

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