Al–O system

9 accepted literature values from 2 paper(s) (model 3, DFT 3, unspecified 3); 3 calculated phase diagram(s). 4 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
model3
DFT3
unspecified3
Accepted values by property group
Property groupValues
invariant reaction2
phase transition1
formation4
heat capacity / entropy / enthalpy2

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
AlO-23Li.tdbX.-J. Li, S.-H. Liu, J. Mining Metall. B, 59, 395-405(2023). doi:10.2298/JMMB230621034Lb626da52ef13746e934b0e8fbf38d8f347d0afb948412f53c5d0e360c8562520viewer · TDB · JSON
AlO-92Tay.tdbJ.R. Taylor, A.T. Dinsdale, M. Hillert, M. Selleby, Calphad, 16, 173-79(1992). doi:10.1016/0364-5916(92)90005-If56b31da71628e6263b49bbb2d1b9212c45b3650a3ee44087f51fefff38fd203viewer · TDB · JSON
AlO-93Hal-LB.tdbB. Hallstedt, J. Phase Equilib., 14, 662-75(1993). doi:10.1007/BF026678783893b53d655fc07cd6e68be40fc0a29cde12c47cbf164116298f5f4c2d2dd0ffviewer · TDB · JSON
Calculated three-phase invariants (model, mole fraction of the second component)
TDB fileT (K)Phases at the invariant
AlO-92Tay.tdb2492.41ION#2 (x(O) 9.200e-4) + GAS (x(O) 0.30626) + ION (x(O) 0.59967)
AlO-92Tay.tdb2327CORUNDUM_D51 (x(O) 0.6) + ION (x(O) 0.6) + GAS (x(O) 1)

Convex hulls: Materials Project DFT hull · OQMD DFT hull · CALPHAD hull AlO-92Tay · CALPHAD hull AlO-93Hal-LB

Invariant reactions (literature)

Invariant reactions reported in the literature for the Al–O system (2)
T (K)Reaction / phasesCompositions (mole fraction)ClassSourceLocationQuote
2326.09Al2O3(l) = Al(l) + Al2O3(cor)Al2O3(l): O 0.59973; Al(l): O 7.557e-4unspecified[1] Taylor 1992Table 2, p. 7, row 2
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933.47Al(l) = Al(fcc) + Al2O3(cor)Al(l): O 7.051e-7unspecified[1] Taylor 1992Table 2, p. 7, row 1
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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–O system (4)
PhaseCompoundValueT (K)ClassMP DFT (kJ/mol-atom)OQMD DFT (kJ/mol-atom)SourceLocationQuote
Al2O3Al2O3-335.14 kJ/mol-atommodel-330.611 (mp-aaaaabrz)-315.03 (oqmd-1234774)[2] Li 2023Table 5, p. 6, row 2
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Al2O3-329.86 kJ/mol-atomDFT[2] Li 2023Table 3, p. 5, row 6
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Al2O3-313.44 kJ/mol-atomDFT[2] Li 2023Table 3, p. 5, row 5
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Al2O3-294.24 kJ/mol-atom0DFT[2] Li 2023Table 3, p. 5, row 4
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Other properties

Phase transition (1)

Phase transition, Al–O system
PropertyValueT (K)Phases / compositionClassSourceLocationQuote
Phase transition2327 K2327Al2O3(l) = Al2O3(cor)
Al2O3(l): O 0.6
unspecified[1] Taylor 1992Table 2, p. 7, row 4
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Heat capacity / entropy / enthalpy (2)

Heat capacity / entropy / enthalpy, Al–O system
PropertyValueT (K)Phases / compositionClassSourceLocationQuote
Entropy
printed: Standard entropy
50.7 J/mol (basis unstated)/KAl2O3
alloy: O 0.6
model[2] Li 2023Table 5, p. 6, row 2
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Heat capacity
printed: Heat capacity at 298.15 K
15.38 J/mol-atom/K298.15Al2O3
alloy: O 0.6
model[2] Li 2023Table 5, p. 6, row 2
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Sources

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

  1. J R Taylor, A T Dinsdale, M Hilleit, M Selleby, A Critical Assessment of Thermodynamic and Phase Diagram Data for the Al-O System, Calphad 16, 173-179 (1992). doi:10.1016/0364-5916(92)90005-i
  2. X.-J. Li, S.-H. Liu, Thermodynamic description of the Mg-O and Al-O systems, J min metall B Metall 59, 395-405 (2023). doi:10.2298/jmmb230621034l