On the basis of analyzing experimental data for the solubility of calcium and magnesium in molten Fe–C–Si, the most probable values for thermodynamic reaction parameters \( e_{Ca}^{Ca},e_{Ca}^{Si},e_{Mg}^{Si},e_{Mg}^C, \) and reaction constants for magnesium dissolution are determined.
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Translated from Metallurg, No. 4, pp. 58–60, April, 2011.
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Chichkarev, E.A. Calculation of alkaline earth metal solubility in iron-carbon melts. Metallurgist 55, 261 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11015-011-9421-7
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