Al–C system

54 accepted literature values from 4 paper(s) (experimental 29, model 22, DFT 3); 6 calculated phase diagram(s). 22 further extracted value(s) not accepted by the reader-agreement checks are only in the JSON/CSV.

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Accepted values by evidence class
Evidence classValues
experimental29
model22
DFT3
Accepted values by property group
Property groupValues
invariant reaction1
phase transition10
formation25
heat capacity / entropy / enthalpy14
activity / EMF / Gibbs energy4

Calculated phase diagrams

Binary phase diagrams calculated with pycalphad 0.11.2 from the SGTE binary collection (Hallstedt 2025, CC BY 4.0). Evidence class: model.

Assessments with a calculated phase diagram
TDB fileAssessmentSHA-256Links
AlC-04Oht.tdbH. Ohtani, M. Yamano, M. Hasebe, Calphad, 28, 177-90(2004) doi:10.1016/j.calphad.2004.08.003e0359ec92f728c9d083c8f25632a8adcf98114ab39166596e5b8ada855e0c055viewer · TDB · JSON
AlC-19Def.tdbG. Deffrennes, B. Gardiola, M. Allam, D. Chaussende, A. Pisch, J. Andrieux, R. Schmid-Fetzer, O. Dezellus, Calphad, 66, 101648(2019). doi:10.1016/j.calphad.2019.101648e41f1fe9d140d2fb9dcd5b193b980c5d8cfa17fc0d558cba6f4bfa35e764f803viewer · TDB · JSON
AlC-21He-3g.tdbZ. He, B. Kaplan, H. Mao, M. Selleby, Calphad, 72, 102250(2021). doi:10.1016/j.calphad.2021.102250d59c8ca38ae9ee7e75726152d92e71935fc0c5d6aad8a1f4600a2374b490ae0eviewer · TDB · JSON
AlC-91Har.tdbK.C. Hari Kumar, V. Raghavan, J. Phase Equilib., 12, 275-86(1991). doi:10.1007/BF02649916b9df7c92c4005d6352669ef1b845a124ff1d88f50d80b51b2ddce5a00c77e493viewer · TDB · JSON
AlC-94Qiu.tdbC. Qiu, R. Metselaar, J. Alloys Compd., 216, 55-60(1994). doi:10.1016/0925-8388(94)91042-1e7bd588e9981ad7d6ea0efadf58e0482b9243e5bfcb78b55d9f280fda7253632viewer · TDB · JSON
AlC-95Gro-LB.tdbJ. Groebner, H.L. Lukas, F. Aldinger, J. Alloys Compd., 220, 8-14(1995) doi:10.1016/0925-8388(94)06028-239c020c75ad739cafaa9db0b70b1943ed55525fe98e08c13c2d97804aa32e152viewer · TDB · JSON
Calculated three-phase invariants (model, mole fraction of the second component)
TDB fileT (K)Phases at the invariant
AlC-04Oht.tdb2455.51LIQUID (x(C) 0.18154) + AL4C3_D71 (x(C) 0.42857) + GRAPHITE_A9 (x(C) 1)
AlC-04Oht.tdb2455.51LIQUID (x(C) 0.18152) + AL4C3_D71 (x(C) 0.42857) + GRAPHITE_A9 (x(C) 1)
AlC-04Oht.tdb2455.51LIQUID (x(C) 0.18151) + AL4C3_D71 (x(C) 0.42857) + GRAPHITE_A9 (x(C) 1)
AlC-04Oht.tdb933.65LIQUID (x(C) 0) + FCC_A1 (x(C) 2.600e-4) + AL4C3_D71 (x(C) 0.42857)
AlC-19Def.tdb2879.85GAS (x(C) 0.17508) + LIQUID (x(C) 0.3884) + GRAPHITE_A9 (x(C) 1)
AlC-19Def.tdb2879.85GAS (x(C) 0.17505) + LIQUID (x(C) 0.38834) + GRAPHITE_A9 (x(C) 1)
AlC-19Def.tdb2410.68LIQUID (x(C) 0.1954) + AL4C3_D71 (x(C) 0.42857) + GRAPHITE_A9 (x(C) 1)
AlC-19Def.tdb2410.68LIQUID (x(C) 0.19524) + AL4C3_D71 (x(C) 0.42857) + GRAPHITE_A9 (x(C) 1)
AlC-19Def.tdb2410.68LIQUID (x(C) 0.19515) + AL4C3_D71 (x(C) 0.42857) + GRAPHITE_A9 (x(C) 1)
AlC-19Def.tdb933.78LIQUID (x(C) 0) + FCC_A1 (x(C) 4.600e-4) + AL4C3_D71 (x(C) 0.42857)
AlC-21He-3g.tdb2859.78GAS (x(C) 0.17737) + LIQUID (x(C) 0.31995) + GRAPHITE_A9 (x(C) 1)
AlC-21He-3g.tdb2859.78GAS (x(C) 0.17705) + LIQUID (x(C) 0.31962) + GRAPHITE_A9 (x(C) 1)
AlC-21He-3g.tdb2424.89LIQUID (x(C) 0.17878) + AL4C3_D71 (x(C) 0.42857) + GRAPHITE_A9 (x(C) 1)
AlC-21He-3g.tdb2424.89LIQUID (x(C) 0.17873) + AL4C3_D71 (x(C) 0.42857) + GRAPHITE_A9 (x(C) 1)
AlC-21He-3g.tdb933.68LIQUID (x(C) 0) + FCC_A1 (x(C) 3.000e-4) + AL4C3_D71 (x(C) 0.42857)
AlC-91Har.tdb2453.07LIQUID (x(C) 0.18792) + AL4C3_D71 (x(C) 0.42857) + GRAPHITE_A9 (x(C) 1)
AlC-91Har.tdb2453.07LIQUID (x(C) 0.1878) + AL4C3_D71 (x(C) 0.42857) + GRAPHITE_A9 (x(C) 1)
AlC-91Har.tdb2453.07LIQUID (x(C) 0.18773) + AL4C3_D71 (x(C) 0.42857) + GRAPHITE_A9 (x(C) 1)
AlC-91Har.tdb933.47FCC_A1 (x(C) 0) + LIQUID (x(C) 0) + AL4C3_D71 (x(C) 0.42857)
AlC-94Qiu.tdb2434.47LIQUID (x(C) 0.17083) + AL4C3_D71 (x(C) 0.42857) + GRAPHITE_A9 (x(C) 1)
AlC-94Qiu.tdb2434.47LIQUID (x(C) 0.17073) + AL4C3_D71 (x(C) 0.42857) + GRAPHITE_A9 (x(C) 1)
AlC-94Qiu.tdb2434.47LIQUID (x(C) 0.17064) + AL4C3_D71 (x(C) 0.42857) + GRAPHITE_A9 (x(C) 1)
AlC-94Qiu.tdb933.47FCC_A1 (x(C) 0) + LIQUID (x(C) 0) + AL4C3_D71 (x(C) 0.42857)
AlC-95Gro-LB.tdb2980.05GAS (x(C) 0.16126) + LIQUID (x(C) 0.39739) + GRAPHITE_A9 (x(C) 1)
AlC-95Gro-LB.tdb2980.05GAS (x(C) 0.16124) + LIQUID (x(C) 0.39737) + GRAPHITE_A9 (x(C) 1)
AlC-95Gro-LB.tdb2428.93LIQUID (x(C) 0.20283) + AL4C3_D71 (x(C) 0.42857) + GRAPHITE_A9 (x(C) 1)
AlC-95Gro-LB.tdb2428.93LIQUID (x(C) 0.20265) + AL4C3_D71 (x(C) 0.42857) + GRAPHITE_A9 (x(C) 1)
AlC-95Gro-LB.tdb2428.93LIQUID (x(C) 0.20261) + AL4C3_D71 (x(C) 0.42857) + GRAPHITE_A9 (x(C) 1)
AlC-95Gro-LB.tdb933.58LIQUID (x(C) 0) + FCC_A1 (x(C) 1.500e-4) + AL4C3_D71 (x(C) 0.42857)

Convex hulls: Materials Project DFT hull · OQMD DFT hull · CALPHAD hull AlC-04Oht · CALPHAD hull AlC-19Def · CALPHAD hull AlC-91Har · CALPHAD hull AlC-94Qiu · CALPHAD hull AlC-95Gro-LB

Invariant reactions (literature)

Invariant reactions reported in the literature for the Al–C system (1)
T (K)Reaction / phasesCompositions (mole fraction)ClassSourceLocationQuote
2425peritecticexperimental[1] Deffrennes 2019p. 1
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The data on the solubility of carbon in liquid Al and on the thermodynamic properties of Al4C3 were assessed, and the peritectic decomposition temperature of Al4C3 was confirmed at 2425±15 K by thermal analysis.

Formation enthalpies

Literature values in kJ/mol-atom where the per-atom basis is known. DFT columns: the lowest-energy entry at the same composition (Materials Project 2026.04.13, OQMD v1.8; different energy references, never averaged), from dft_parity.json.

Enthalpies of formation, Al–C system (25)
PhaseCompoundValueT (K)ClassMP DFT (kJ/mol-atom)OQMD DFT (kJ/mol-atom)SourceLocationQuote
Al4C3-145.8 per mol-atom298.15experimental[1] Deffrennes 2019
cites Berthelot 1901
Table 5, p. 8, row 5
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Al4C3-132 per mol-atom298.15experimental[1] Deffrennes 2019
cites Thoburn 1964
Table 5, p. 8, row 4
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Al4C3-37.8 per mol-atom298.15experimental[1] Deffrennes 2019
cites Prescott 1928 doi
Table 5, p. 8, row 12
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Al4C3-36 per mol-atom298.15experimental[1] Deffrennes 2019
cites Prescott 1927 doi
Table 5, p. 8, row 11
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Al4C3-35.3 per mol-atom ± 3.3298.15experimental[1] Deffrennes 2019
cites Meschi 1959 doi
Table 5, p. 8, row 10
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Al4C3-35.2 per mol-atom ± 2.5298.15experimental[1] Deffrennes 2019
cites Potter 1966
Table 5, p. 8, row 9
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Al4C3-31.9 per mol-atom ± 1.2298.15experimental[1] Deffrennes 2019
cites Mah 1964
Table 5, p. 8, row 3
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Al4C3Al4C3-31.5 kJ/mol-atom298.15model-8.807 (mp-aaaaacjf)-9.446 (oqmd-646102)[1] Deffrennes 2019
cites ref. 15
Table 7, p. 14, row 4
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Al4C3Al4C3-31.5 kJ/mol-atom298.15model-8.807 (mp-aaaaacjf)-9.446 (oqmd-646102)[2] He 2021
cites Grobner 1995 doi
Table 5, p. 12, row 4
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Al4C3-30.6 per mol-atom ± 2.8298.15experimental[1] Deffrennes 2019
cites Plante 1966 doi
Table 5, p. 8, row 8
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Al4C3-29.7 per mol-atom ± 0.7298.15experimental[1] Deffrennes 2019
cites King 1964 doi
Table 5, p. 8, row 2
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Al4C3Al4C3-29.6 kJ/mol-atom298.15model-8.807 (mp-aaaaacjf)-9.446 (oqmd-646102)[1] Deffrennes 2019
cites ref. 14
Table 7, p. 14, row 3
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Al4C3Al4C3-29.6 kJ/mol-atom298.15model-8.807 (mp-aaaaacjf)-9.446 (oqmd-646102)[1] Deffrennes 2019
cites ref. 17
Table 7, p. 14, row 5
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Al4C3Al4C3-29.6 kJ/mol-atom298.15model-8.807 (mp-aaaaacjf)-9.446 (oqmd-646102)[2] He 2021
cites Caian 1994
Table 5, p. 12, row 3
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Al4C3-29.6 per mol-atom ± 0.3298.15experimental[1] Deffrennes 2019
cites Blachnik 1970 doi
Table 5, p. 8, row 6
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Al4C3Al4C3-28.5 kJ/mol-atom298.15model-8.807 (mp-aaaaacjf)-9.446 (oqmd-646102)[2] He 2021Table 5, p. 12, row 6
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Al4C3Al4C3-27.6 kJ/mol-atom298.15model-8.807 (mp-aaaaacjf)-9.446 (oqmd-646102)[1] Deffrennes 2019Table 7, p. 14, row 6
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Al4C3Al4C3-27.6 kJ/mol-atom298.15model-8.807 (mp-aaaaacjf)-9.446 (oqmd-646102)[2] He 2021
cites Deffrennes 2019 doi
Table 5, p. 12, row 5
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Al4C3-26.4 kJ/mol-atom298.15DFT[2] He 2021
cites Pisch 2020
Table 5, p. 12, row 1
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Al4C3-26.2 per mol-atom298.15DFT[1] Deffrennes 2019
cites Pisch 2019
Table 5, p. 8, row 15
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Al4C3Al4C3-26.2 kJ/mol-atom298.15experimental-8.807 (mp-aaaaacjf)-9.446 (oqmd-646102)[1] Deffrennes 2019
cites Saba 1962
Table 7, p. 14, row 2
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Al4C3-24.9 per mol-atom ± 2.4298.15experimental[1] Deffrennes 2019
cites Rinehart 1980 doi
Table 5, p. 8, row 13
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Al4C3-23.9 per mol-atom ± 1.8298.15experimental[1] Deffrennes 2019
cites Meichsner 1934
Table 5, p. 8, row 1
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Al4C3-18.3 per mol-atom ± 1298.15experimental[1] Deffrennes 2019
cites Meschel 1995 doi
Table 5, p. 8, row 7
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Al4C3-17.9 per mol-atom ± 2.4298.15experimental[1] Deffrennes 2019
cites Thoburn 1964
Table 5, p. 8, row 14
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Other properties

Phase transition (10)

Phase transition, Al–C system
PropertyValueT (K)Phases / compositionClassSourceLocationQuote
Phase transition1567 K1567othermodel[3] Kumar 1991p. 7
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Atemperature maximum (e2 in Fig. 6) at 1567 K (1294 *C) is also predicted on the (L + A14C3 + a) liquidus line at 44.0 at.% AI and 0.35 at.% C.
Phase transition1601 K1601othermodel[3] Kumar 1991p. 7
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A temperature maximum (el in Fig. 6) at 1601 K (1328 "C) corresponds to the three-phase equilibrium oflc, liquid of 24.1 at. % AI and 6.6 at. % C, and bcc (a) of 26.2 at.% Aland 1.0 at.% C.
Phase transition2253 K2253peritectic: Long as reported by [2] 64Str
alloy: C 0.428571
experimental[1] Deffrennes 2019
cites ref. 64Str
Table 4, p. 6, row 2
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Phase transition2263 K2263peritectic: [18] 91Sch
alloy: C 0.428571
experimental[1] Deffrennes 2019
cites ref. 91Sch
Table 4, p. 6, row 6
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Phase transition2298 K2298peritectic: Searcy as reported by [2] 64Str
alloy: C 0.428571
experimental[1] Deffrennes 2019
cites ref. 64Str
Table 4, p. 6, row 1
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Phase transition2323 K2323peritectic: [21] 65Gin
alloy: C 0.428571
experimental[1] Deffrennes 2019
cites ref. 65Gin
Table 4, p. 6, row 3
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Phase transition2408 K2408peritectic: [19] 66Git
alloy: C 0.428571
experimental[1] Deffrennes 2019
cites ref. 66Git
Table 4, p. 6, row 4
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Phase transition2428 K2428peritectic: [23] 87Ode
alloy: C 0.428571
experimental[1] Deffrennes 2019
cites ref. 87Ode
Table 4, p. 6, row 5
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Phase transition4130 K4130graphite + liquidexperimental[2] He 2021p. 2
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A lower melting point (4130 K) of graphite was selected in their work compared to the one used in the SGTE compilation of the elements (4765 K) [11] based on the assessment by Gustafson [16].
Phase transition4765 K4765graphite + liquidmodel[2] He 2021
cites Dinsdale 1991 doi
p. 2
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A lower melting point (4130 K) of graphite was selected in their work compared to the one used in the SGTE compilation of the elements (4765 K) [11] based on the assessment by Gustafson [16].

Heat capacity / entropy / enthalpy (14)

Heat capacity / entropy / enthalpy, Al–C system
PropertyValueT (K)Phases / compositionClassSourceLocationQuote
Entropy
printed: entropy of formation
88.97 J.K-1.mol-1298.15model[1] Deffrennes 2019
cites Pisch 2019
p. 7
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In fact, the entropy of formation of Al4C3 at 298 K that was found to be 88.97 J.K-1.mol-1 from integrating the ab-initio heat capacity [30] is in excellent agreement with the experimental value of 89.12 J.K-1.mol-1 proposed by Saba and Furukawa [31] and with their fitted value of 88.97 J.K-1.mol-1 [28].
Entropy
printed: entropy of formation
89.12 J.K-1.mol-1298.15experimental[1] Deffrennes 2019
cites Saba 1962
p. 7
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In fact, the entropy of formation of Al4C3 at 298 K that was found to be 88.97 J.K-1.mol-1 from integrating the ab-initio heat capacity [30] is in excellent agreement with the experimental value of 89.12 J.K-1.mol-1 proposed by Saba and Furukawa [31] and with their fitted value of 88.97 J.K-1.mol-1 [28].
Entropy
printed: ΔfS°298.15 K
89.1 J/mol (basis unstated)/K298.15Al4C3
alloy: C 0.428571
model[1] Deffrennes 2019Table 7, p. 14, row 6
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Entropy
printed: Standard entropy of formation at 298.15 K
89.1 J/mol (basis unstated)/K298.15Al4C3
alloy: C 0.428571
model[2] He 2021
cites Deffrennes 2019 doi
Table 5, p. 12, row 5
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Entropy
printed: ΔfS°298.15 K
87.4 J/mol (basis unstated)/K298.15Al4C3
alloy: C 0.428571
model[1] Deffrennes 2019
cites ref. 14
Table 7, p. 14, row 3
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Entropy
printed: ΔfS°298.15 K
87 J/mol (basis unstated)/K298.15Al4C3
alloy: C 0.428571
model[1] Deffrennes 2019
cites ref. 17
Table 7, p. 14, row 5
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Entropy
printed: Standard entropy of formation at 298.15 K
88.89 J/mol (basis unstated)/K298.15Al4C3
alloy: C 0.428571
model[2] He 2021Table 5, p. 12, row 6
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Entropy
printed: ΔfS°298.15 K
89 J/mol (basis unstated)/K298.15Al4C3
alloy: C 0.428571
model[1] Deffrennes 2019
cites ref. 15
Table 7, p. 14, row 4
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Entropy
printed: Standard entropy of formation at 298.15 K
89.12 J/mol (basis unstated)/K298.15Al4C3
alloy: C 0.428571
DFT[2] He 2021
cites Pisch 2020
Table 5, p. 12, row 1
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Entropy
printed: ΔfS°298.15 K
88.9 J/mol (basis unstated)/K298.15Al4C3
alloy: C 0.428571
experimental[1] Deffrennes 2019
cites Saba 1962
Table 7, p. 14, row 2
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Entropy
printed: Standard entropy of formation at 298.15 K
87.4 J/mol (basis unstated)/K298.15Al4C3
alloy: C 0.428571
model[2] He 2021
cites Caian 1994
Table 5, p. 12, row 3
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Entropy
printed: Standard entropy of formation at 298.15 K
88.97 J/mol (basis unstated)/K298.15Al4C3
alloy: C 0.428571
experimental[2] He 2021
cites Saba 1962
Table 5, p. 12, row 2
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Entropy
printed: ΔfS°298.15 K
89.1 J/mol (basis unstated)/K298.15Al4C3
alloy: C 0.428571
experimental[1] Deffrennes 2019
cites Saba 1962
Table 7, p. 14, row 1
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Entropy
printed: Standard entropy of formation at 298.15 K
89 J/mol (basis unstated)/K298.15Al4C3
alloy: C 0.428571
model[2] He 2021
cites Grobner 1995 doi
Table 5, p. 12, row 4
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Activity / EMF / Gibbs energy (4)

Activity / EMF / Gibbs energy, Al–C system
PropertyValueT (K)Phases / compositionClassSourceLocationQuote
Gibbs energy
printed: Gibbs energy of formation
-88 kJ per formula unit1873model[3] Kumar 1991p. 7
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The value of-88.0 kJ per formula unit obtained for the Gibbs energy of formation of Al,tC3 at 1873 K agrees well with the value-88.8 • 11.2 kJ obtained by [77Cho].
Gibbs energy
printed: Gibbs energy of formation
-88.8 unspecified ± 11.21873experimental[3] Kumar 1991
cites Choudary 1977 doi
p. 7
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The value of-88.0 kJ per formula unit obtained for the Gibbs energy of formation of Al,tC3 at 1873 K agrees well with the value-88.8 • 11.2 kJ obtained by [77Cho].
Gibbs energy
printed: standard Gibbs energy of formation
-88.8 kJ mo1-11873experimental[4] Qiu 1994
cites Choudary 1977 doi
p. 4
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The calculated value at 1873 K is - 72.919 kJ mol- 1 which is less negative than the value -88.8 kJ mo1-1 derived from A1 activity measured in the Fe-AI melt at the same temperature by Choudary and Belton [25].
Gibbs energy
printed: standard Gibbs energy of formation
-72.919 kJ mol- 11873model[4] Qiu 1994p. 4
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The calculated value at 1873 K is - 72.919 kJ mol- 1 which is less negative than the value -88.8 kJ mo1-1 derived from A1 activity measured in the Fe-AI melt at the same temperature by Choudary and Belton [25].

Sources

Reporting papers the values were read from (a value cited from another work names that work in its row).

  1. G. Deffrennes, B. Gardiola, M. Allam, D. Chaussende, A. Pisch, J. Andrieux et al., Critical assessment and thermodynamic modeling of the Al–C system, Calphad 66, 101648 (2019). doi:10.1016/j.calphad.2019.101648
  2. Zhangting He, Bartek Kaplan, Huahai Mao, Malin Selleby, The third generation Calphad description of Al–C including revisions of pure Al and C, Calphad 72, 102250 (2021). doi:10.1016/j.calphad.2021.102250
  3. K. C. Hari Kumar, V. Raghavan, A Thermodynamic Analysis of the Al-C-Fe System, JPE 12, 275-286 (1991). doi:10.1007/bf02649916
  4. Caian Qiu, Rudi Metselaar, Solubility of carbon in liquid Al and stability of Al4C3, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 216, 55-60 (1994). doi:10.1016/0925-8388(94)91042-1