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The types of information required for the calculation of phase diagrams are discussed by considering the computation of typical ternary sections from the constituent, binary systems. Such calculations require a knowledge of the Gibbs energy of transformation (lattice stabilities) and Gibbs energies of mixing of wholly metastable, as well as stable, phases in binary systems. Similarly, the stabilities of metastable compounds, such as Fe7C3, would be required for computations in the C−Cr−Fe system. These requirements are compared to the information provided by solid-state theoreticians.
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Rand, M. Quantitative predictions from solid-state physics—What do phase diagram calculators want?. Bulletin of Alloy Phase Diagrams 3, 134–139 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02892362
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