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The knowledge of the phase diagram of the Al–Ge–Zn ternary system is of importance in the development of high temperature soldering materials. In this study, the phase diagram of the Al–Ge–Zn ternary system was calculated by the calculation of phase diagrams method using binary thermodynamic parameters included in the COST MP0602 thermodynamic database. Chosen alloys with compositions along two vertical sections with molar ratio Al/Ge = 3/1 and 1/3 were measured using DTA (differential thermal analysis). The experimentally determined phase transition temperatures from this work and phase equilibria data from literature were compared with calculation results and good mutual agreement was noticed.
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This study was supported by Ministry of Science of the Republic of Serbia (Project OI 172037) and performed, also, in the frame of the European action COST MP0602—HISOLD. The authors wish to express their acknowledgement to Dr Diana Ćubela, University of Zenica, Faculty of Metallurgy and Materials.
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Balanović, L., Manasijević, D., Živković, D. et al. Experimental investigation and thermodynamic prediction of the Al–Ge–Zn phase diagram. J Therm Anal Calorim 110, 221–226 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-012-2312-8
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