Binary Phase Diagrams
Included binary systems in the TCS Noble Metal Alloys Database (TCNOBL) are critically assessed based on available experimental and theoretical data for phase diagram and thermodynamic properties.
Some important key binary systems for noble metal alloys are shown here, for example, Au-Cu, Ag-Pt, Cu-Pd, Ag-Zn, Mn-Pd, and Mn-Pt systems.
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When working in Thermo‑Calc with binary diagrams you use either the Binary Calculator (in Graphical Mode) or the Binary module (in Console Mode). The fundamental calculation engine is the same but you access the settings in different ways.
Au-Cu
Figure 1: Calculated Au-Cu phase diagram.
Ag-Pt
Figure 2: Calculated Ag-Pt phase diagram.
Cu-Pd
Figure 3: Calculated Cu-Pd phase diagram.
Ag-Zn
Figure 4: Calculated Ag-Zn phase diagram. Description by Gómez-Acebo [1998Góm] but with modified CU5ZN8_GAMMA_D83.
Mn-Pd
Figure 5: Calculated Mn-Pd phase diagram.
Mn-Pt
Figure 6: Calculated Mn-Pt phase diagram.
References
[1998Góm] T. Gómez-Acebo, Thermodynamic assessment of the Ag-Zn system. Calphad 22, 203–220 (1998).