Investigation of the Al-Mg-Si system by experiments and thermodynamic calculations

Harald Feufel, Tilo Gödecke, Hans Leo Lukas, Ferdinand Sommer

Journal of Alloys and Compounds 247 (1-2) 31-42 (1997) · Elsevier BV

DOI: 10.1016/s0925-8388(96)02655-2

Data: JSON record · id doi:10.1016/s0925-8388(96)02655-2 · metadata: crossref

Roles in ORCHID

• read by ORCHID (values extracted): 48 released values
• cited as the original source of values
• assessment behind a TDB file: AlSi-97Feu-LB.tdb (Al–Si), MgSi-97Feu.tdb (Mg–Si)

Systems

Al–Si, Mg–Si, Al–Mg–Si

Evidence in ORCHID

48 values read from this paper (47 accepted), from 2 tables and 1 text passages.

11 values in 4 other papers cite this work as their source.

ESPEI datasets derived: 1 (experimental/MG-SI/MgSi-09Yua.hmr-13-MG2SI_C1.json).

Phase-registry phases citing it: phase:al-si:a4-diamond, phase:al-si:bcc-a2, phase:al-si:fcc-a1, phase:al-si:hcp-a3, phase:al-si:liquid, phase:mg-si:a4-diamond, phase:mg-si:bcc-a2, phase:mg-si:fcc-a1, phase:mg-si:hcp-a3, phase:mg-si:liquid, phase:mg-si:mg2si-c1

Availability

Read by ORCHID: yes (values_extracted). Open-access licence (Crossref license field): none deposited. Crossref is-referenced-by count: 137 (retrieved 2026-10-23).

Relations

Cited by (Crossref reference lists) (39)

• Solvus Composition Paths in Multicomponent Alloys—Experimental Approach and Correlation with Calphad Calculations for the Example Al–Mg–Si (2012) [crossref_reference_list]
• Experimental analysis and thermodynamic calculation of the structural regularities in the fusion diagram of the system of alloys Al-Mg-Si (2001) [crossref_reference_list]
• Phase equilibria and thermodynamics of the Mg-Si-Li system and remodeling of the Mg-Si system (2004) [crossref_reference_list]
• Al-Mg-Si (Aluminum-Magnesium-Silicon) (2007) [crossref_reference_list]
• Mg-Si (Magnesium-Silicon) (2007) [crossref_reference_list]
• Al-Mg-Si-Zn (Aluminum-Magnesium-Silicon-Zinc) (2010) [crossref_reference_list]
• Thermodynamic Description of the Al-Fe-Mg-Ni-Si and Al-Cu-Fe-Mg-Ni Quinary Systems and Its Application to Solidification Simulation (2015) [crossref_reference_list]
• Phase Equilibria of 450 °C Isothermal Section of Zn-Al-Mg-Si Quaternary System (2017) [crossref_reference_list]
• Thermodynamic Modeling of the Al-Ce-Cu-Mg-Si System and Its Application to Aluminum-Cerium Alloy Design (2020) [crossref_reference_list]
• Phosphorus in Al–Si cast alloys: Thermodynamic prediction of the AlP and eutectic (Si) solidification sequence validated by microstructure and nucleation undercooling data (2014) [crossref_reference_list]
• Modeling over-ageing in Al-Mg-Si alloys by a multi-phase CALPHAD-coupled Kampmann-Wagner Numerical model (2017) [crossref_reference_list]
• Forward versus inverse design of Al-Si-Mg-Cu alloys targeting peak comprehensive mechanical properties: A comparative study integrating computational thermodynamics and active learning (2026) [crossref_reference_list]
• Thermodynamic modeling of the Mg–Si–Sn system (2007) [crossref_reference_list]
• Thermodynamic modeling of the Mg–Si system with the Kaptay equation for the excess Gibbs energy of the liquid phase (2009) [crossref_reference_list]
• Solvus boundaries of (meta)stable phases in the Al–Mg–Si system: First-principles phonon calculations and thermodynamic modeling (2010) [crossref_reference_list]
• Combined ab initio, experimental, and CALPHAD approach for an improved thermodynamic evaluation of the Mg–Si system (2012) [crossref_reference_list]
• CALPHAD modeling of metastable phases in the Al–Mg–Si system (2013) [crossref_reference_list]
• Diffusivities in liquid and fcc Al–Mg–Si alloys and their application to the simulation of solidification and dissolution processes (2015) [crossref_reference_list]
• Calorimetric measurements and assessment of the binary Cu–Si and ternary Al–Cu–Si phase diagrams (2016) [crossref_reference_list]
• Inherently consistent temperature function for interaction parameters demonstrated for the Mg–Si assessment (2016) [crossref_reference_list]
• Thermodynamic modeling of the quaternary Al-Cu-Mg-Si system (2017) [crossref_reference_list]
• Modelling microstructure evolution during casting, homogenization and ageing heat treatment of Al-Mg-Si-Cu-Fe-Mn alloys (2018) [crossref_reference_list]
• Use of third generation data for the pure elements to model the thermodynamics of binary alloy systems: Part 3 – The theoretical prediction of the Al–Si–Zn system (2024) [crossref_reference_list]
• The SGTE collection of binary datasets (2025) [crossref_reference_list]
• Diffusion measurements of Si in liquid Al-Cu-Si alloy using X-ray radiography and shear cell techniques (2026) [crossref_reference_list]
• Vapor pressures and thermodynamic properties of strontium silicides (2006) [crossref_reference_list]
• Experimental study and phase diagram calculation in Al–Zn–Mg–Si quaternary system (2010) [crossref_reference_list]
• Thermodynamic assessment of the Al-Mg-Si-Ti phase diagram for metal matrix composites design (2019) [crossref_reference_list]
• Assessment of thermophysical properties of Al–Mg–Si liquid alloys (2024) [crossref_reference_list]
• Thermodynamic description of the Al–Cu–Mg–Mn–Si quinary system and its application to solidification simulation (2011) [crossref_reference_list]
• Thermodynamic description of the Al–Mg–Si system using a new formulation for the temperature dependence of the excess Gibbs energy (2012) [crossref_reference_list]
• Hydrogen storage in calcium alanate: First-principles thermodynamics and crystal structures (2007) [crossref_reference_list]
• A thermodynamic analysis of the Mg-Si system (2000) [crossref_reference_list]
• A thermodynamic assessment of the Al-Cu-Mg ternary system (1998) [crossref_reference_list]
• Reassessment of Solid Solubilities and Thermodynamic Properties of Magnesium and Calcium in Silicon (2017) [crossref_reference_list]
• Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Direct Synthesis of Solar Grade Silicon from Metallurgical Silicon Wafer by Liquid Phase Migration in Solid Silicon (2017) [crossref_reference_list]
• Reassessment of the Mg–Ge binary system using CALPHAD supported by first-principles calculation (2010) [crossref_reference_list]
• Al-Mg Binary Phase Diagram Evaluation (2013) [crossref_reference_list]
• Mg-Si Binary Phase Diagram Evaluation (2017) [crossref_reference_list]

References (Crossref, publisher-deposited) (8)

• Metallographische Mitteilungen aus dem Institut für physikalische Chemie der Universität Göttingen. LXX. Über Magnesium‐Siliciumlegierungen (1909) [crossref_reference_list]
• Die Silicide des Calciums und Magnesiums (1926) [crossref_reference_list]
• The system mg-si optimized 8y a least squares method (1981) [crossref_reference_list]
• A review and thermodynamic assessment of the Al-Mg and Mg-Li systems (1990) [crossref_reference_list]
• SGTE data for pure elements (1991) [crossref_reference_list]
• Thermodynamic optimization of the Mg-Al-Si phase diagram (1992) [crossref_reference_list]
• Algebraic Representation of Thermodynamic Properties and the Classification of Solutions (1948) [crossref_reference_list]
• Thermal Study of Groups II—IV Semiconductors. Lattice Heat Capacities and Free Energies of Formation. Heat Capacity of Mg2Si from 15°—300°K (1967) [crossref_reference_list]

Cited for values by (4)

• A thermodynamic analysis of the Mg-Si system (2000) — 6 values [orchid_extraction]
• Combined ab initio, experimental, and CALPHAD approach for an improved thermodynamic evaluation of the Mg–Si system (2012) — 2 values [orchid_extraction]
• Thermodynamic description of the Al–Mg–Si system using a new formulation for the temperature dependence of the excess Gibbs energy (2012) — 2 values [orchid_extraction]
• Thermodynamic modeling of the Mg–Si system with the Kaptay equation for the excess Gibbs energy of the liquid phase (2009) — 1 values [orchid_extraction]

TDB files modelling its system (3)

• tdb:AlSi-97Feu-LB.tdb [sgte_tdb_header]
• tdb:MgSi-97Feu.tdb [sgte_tdb_header]
• tdb:MgSi-97Feu.tdb [orchid_literature_model_link]

Reassessed by (7)

• Phosphorus in Al–Si cast alloys: Thermodynamic prediction of the AlP and eutectic (Si) solidification sequence validated by microstructure and nucleation undercooling data (2014) [citation+same-system]
• Thermodynamic modeling of the Mg–Si system with the Kaptay equation for the excess Gibbs energy of the liquid phase (2009) [citation+same-system]
• Combined ab initio, experimental, and CALPHAD approach for an improved thermodynamic evaluation of the Mg–Si system (2012) [citation+same-system]
• Inherently consistent temperature function for interaction parameters demonstrated for the Mg–Si assessment (2016) [citation+same-system]
• Use of third generation data for the pure elements to model the thermodynamics of binary alloy systems: Part 3 – The theoretical prediction of the Al–Si–Zn system (2024) [citation+same-system]
• Thermodynamic description of the Al–Mg–Si system using a new formulation for the temperature dependence of the excess Gibbs energy (2012) [citation+same-system]
• A thermodynamic analysis of the Mg-Si system (2000) [citation+same-system]

Used in (assessments / papers that took values from it) (4)

• A thermodynamic analysis of the Mg-Si system (2000) — 6 values [orchid_extraction]
• Combined ab initio, experimental, and CALPHAD approach for an improved thermodynamic evaluation of the Mg–Si system (2012) — 2 values [orchid_extraction]
• Thermodynamic description of the Al–Mg–Si system using a new formulation for the temperature dependence of the excess Gibbs energy (2012) — 2 values [orchid_extraction]
• Thermodynamic modeling of the Mg–Si system with the Kaptay equation for the excess Gibbs energy of the liquid phase (2009) — 1 values [orchid_extraction]