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The eutectoid transformation may be defined as a solid-state diffusion-controlled decomposition process of a high-temperature phase into a two-phase lamellar aggregate behind a migrating boundary on cooling below the eutectoid temperature. In substitutional solid solutions, the eutectoid reaction involves diffusion of the solute atoms either through the matrix or along the boundaries or ledges. The effect of Ag on the non-isothermal kinetics of the reverse eutectoid reaction in the Cu–9 mass%Al, Cu–10 mass%Al, and Cu–11 mass%Al alloys were studied using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The activation energy for this reaction was obtained using the Kissinger and Ozawa methods. The results indicated that Ag additions to Cu–Al alloys interfere on the reverse eutectoid reaction, increasing the activation energy values for the Cu–9 mass%Al and Cu–10 mass%Al alloys and decreasing these values for the Cu–11 mass%Al alloy for additions up to 6 mass%Ag. The changes in the activation energy were attributed to changes in the reaction solute and in Ag solubility due to the increase in Al content.
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The authors thank the support of FAPESP (Project no. 2006/04718-0) and Capes.
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Carvalho, T.M., Adorno, A.T., Magdalena, A.G. et al. Influence of Ag additions on the activation energy for the reverse eutectoid reaction in Cu–Al alloys. J Therm Anal Calorim 106, 333–338 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-010-1210-1
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