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The calculated liquidus projection of the Ag-Bi-Ni ternary system has been experimentally examined. Alloys were prepared by induction melting, and their microstructure studied by scanning electron microscopy coupled with energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy. Of the primary solidification phases, (Ni) solidifies over the largest concentration range, although it was found to be narrower than calculated. The range in which Bi3Ni is the primary solidification phase was found to be broader than calculated. Also, the liquid miscibility gap is broader than predicted from assessed thermodynamic parameters. Differential thermal analysis was used to study temperatures of phase transitions of as-cast alloys, and recorded temperatures of melting of Bi3Ni and BiNi phases in ternary alloys agree well with those calculated.
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This work was financed by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of Poland (Grant IP2012 035672) in the years 2013–2015.
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Fima, P., Garzel, G. & Berent, K. Microstructure and Thermal Analysis of As-Cast Ag-Bi-Ni alloys. J. Electron. Mater. 45, 136–144 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-015-4219-1
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