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Thermodynamic Basis and Related Phase Equilibria for In-Na and In-Ca Binary Systems

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In order to facilitate design of new In-based materials for industrial applications, the phase equilibria, phase diagrams and thermodynamic descriptions for the In-Na and In-Ca binary systems are investigated in this work via the CALPHAD (Calculation of Phase Diagram) approach. The substitutional solution model is adopted to characterize the liquid phase in such two binary systems as well as the tetragonal phase in the In-Na binary system. The rest binary intermetallics are modeled with stochiometric phases. Comparison between extensive literature works and the current thermodynamic descriptions as provided in this work allows a great majority of experimental data to be well represented. This work contributes to the establishment of a general In-based thermodynamic database for fusible alloy applications.

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Wang, L., Liu, Y. & Liu, J. Thermodynamic Basis and Related Phase Equilibria for In-Na and In-Ca Binary Systems. J. Phase Equilib. Diffus. 34, 447–452 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11669-013-0258-6

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