Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Thermodynamic modelling of precious metals alloys

  • Published:
Gold Bulletin Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

The alloy system Au−Ag−Pd−Pt−Sn is described with the help of the thermodynamic software ‘Chemsage’ and a specially modelled dataset. Calculations on the stability of precipitated phases show good agreement with experimental results from hardness tests and metallography and thereby provide a better understanding of the observed material properties. The use of such modelling provides an efficient tool for faster and more direct development of precious metal alloys.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. E. Drost and J. Haußelt,Interdiscipl. Sci. Rev., 1992,17, 271

    Google Scholar 

  2. B. Kempf and J. Haußelt,Interdiscipl. Sci. Rev., 1992,17, 251

    Google Scholar 

  3. G. Erikson and K. Hack,Metall. Trans. B., 1990,21B, 1013

    Article  Google Scholar 

  4. P. Spencer and K. Hack,Swiss. Mater. 2, 1990, 69

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  5. B. Kempf, P. Spencer and J. Haußelt,Z. Metallk., 1995,86, 603

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  6. M. Jeger, ‘Einführung in die Kombinatorik’, Band 1, Ernst Klett Verlag, Stuttgart, 1973

    Google Scholar 

  7. I. Stewart,Spektr. Wiss., 1996,6, 14

    Google Scholar 

  8. A. Forstreuter, B. Kempf, T. Schober, S. Fries, W. A. Oates and H. Wenzl, submitted toZ. Metallk.

  9. A. Kempf, A. Forstreuter and H. Wenzl, to be submitted toGold Bulletin

  10. T. B. Massaski, ‘Binary Alloy Phase Diagrams’, Vols. 1, 2 and 3, Second Edition, American Society of Metals, 1992

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Degussa AG, Geschäftsbereich Edelmetalle, Forschunghung und Entwicklung, Hanau, Germany

    Bernd Kempf

  2. Staatliche Materialprüfungsanstalt, Universität Stuttgart, Germany

    Siegfried Schmauder

Authors
  1. Bernd Kempf
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Siegfried Schmauder
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Additional information

Dr Bernd Kempf is a scientist in the Research Department of Degussa’s precious metals sector. He studied materials science in Erlangen and then moved to the Max-Planck Institut für Metallforschung in Stuttgart. He received his PhD for studies of the mechanical behaviour and failure mechanisms of high temperature materials. In 1988 he moved to Degussa. His main activities in this Company are in the use of precious metal alloys for technical applications and for dental and jewellery materials.

Prof Dr Siegfried Schmauder has been employed at the Staatliche Materialprüfungsanstalt (MPA), University of Stuttgart, since 1994. He has studied Mathematics and Computer Science and received his PhD in Materials Science in the field of stimulating the mechanical behaviour of materials with complex microstructures at Max-Planck Institut für Metallforschung in Stuttgart in 1989. Since 1995 he has been head of the Department of Ceramics and Composites.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Kempf, B., Schmauder, S. Thermodynamic modelling of precious metals alloys. Gold Bull 31, 51–57 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03214761

Download citation

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03214761

Keywords

Search

Navigation