Ca–In system

36 accepted literature values from 2 paper(s) (experimental 9, model 18, DFT 3, unspecified 6); 2 calculated phase diagram(s). 3 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
experimental9
model18
DFT3
unspecified6
Accepted values by property group
Property groupValues
invariant reaction12
formation6
crystal structure18

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
CaIn-13Wan.tdbL. Wang, Y. Liu, J. Liu, J. Phase Equilib. Diffus., 34, 447-52(2013). doi:10.1007/s11669-013-0258-679293c7821a91f29a4f49502c5907905d30c0242de9768dc75c00221a1e2f3f6viewer · TDB · JSON
CaIn-15Qin.tdbS. Qin, S. Liu, C. Zhang, J. Xin, Y. Wang, Y. Du, Calphad, 48, 35-42(2015). doi:10.1016/j.calphad.2014.10.00809448428a82f51e5ad99b1aca67a5c6cc0e7c30628a16ff84ff47a104a3b05ceviewer · TDB · JSON
Calculated three-phase invariants (model, mole fraction of the second component)
TDB fileT (K)Phases at the invariant
CaIn-13Wan.tdb1053.2CAIN (x(In) 0.5) + LIQUID (x(In) 0.5954) + CAIN2 (x(In) 0.66667)
CaIn-13Wan.tdb1053.2CAIN (x(In) 0.5) + LIQUID (x(In) 0.59527) + CAIN2 (x(In) 0.66667)
CaIn-13Wan.tdb1053.2CAIN (x(In) 0.5) + LIQUID (x(In) 0.59545) + CAIN2 (x(In) 0.66667)
CaIn-13Wan.tdb938.05CA3IN (x(In) 0.25) + LIQUID (x(In) 0.36398) + CAIN (x(In) 0.5)
CaIn-13Wan.tdb938.05CA3IN (x(In) 0.25) + LIQUID (x(In) 0.36408) + CAIN (x(In) 0.5)
CaIn-13Wan.tdb905.51BCC_A2 (x(In) 0) + LIQUID (x(In) 0.0998) + CA3IN (x(In) 0.25)
CaIn-13Wan.tdb716.03BCC_A2 (x(In) 0) + FCC_A1 (x(In) 0) + CA3IN (x(In) 0.25)
CaIn-13Wan.tdb425.75CAIN2 (x(In) 0.66667) + LIQUID (x(In) 0.99187) + TETRAGONAL_A6 (x(In) 1)
CaIn-13Wan.tdb425.74CAIN2 (x(In) 0.66667) + LIQUID (x(In) 0.99194) + TETRAGONAL_A6 (x(In) 1)
CaIn-15Qin.tdb1051.28B2_BCC (x(In) 0.5) + LIQUID (x(In) 0.59717) + CAIN2 (x(In) 0.66667)
CaIn-15Qin.tdb1051.28B2_BCC (x(In) 0.5) + LIQUID (x(In) 0.59704) + CAIN2 (x(In) 0.66667)
CaIn-15Qin.tdb1051.28B2_BCC (x(In) 0.5) + LIQUID (x(In) 0.59718) + CAIN2 (x(In) 0.66667)
CaIn-15Qin.tdb1051.28B2_BCC (x(In) 0.5) + LIQUID (x(In) 0.59718) + CAIN2 (x(In) 0.66667)
CaIn-15Qin.tdb937.83CA8IN3 (x(In) 0.27273) + LIQUID (x(In) 0.36105) + B2_BCC (x(In) 0.5)
CaIn-15Qin.tdb937.83CA8IN3 (x(In) 0.27273) + LIQUID (x(In) 0.36106) + B2_BCC (x(In) 0.5)
CaIn-15Qin.tdb904.41B2_BCC (x(In) 0) + LIQUID (x(In) 0.1477) + CA8IN3 (x(In) 0.27273)
CaIn-15Qin.tdb904.41BCC_A2 (x(In) 0) + LIQUID (x(In) 0.14764) + CA8IN3 (x(In) 0.27273)
CaIn-15Qin.tdb716.03BCC_A2 (x(In) 0) + FCC_A1 (x(In) 0) + CA8IN3 (x(In) 0.27273)
CaIn-15Qin.tdb716.03FCC_A1 (x(In) 0) + B2_BCC (x(In) 0) + CA8IN3 (x(In) 0.27273)
CaIn-15Qin.tdb425.44CAIN2 (x(In) 0.66667) + LIQUID (x(In) 0.9903) + TETRAGONAL_A6 (x(In) 1)
CaIn-15Qin.tdb425.43CAIN2 (x(In) 0.66667) + LIQUID (x(In) 0.99042) + TETRAGONAL_A6 (x(In) 1)

Convex hulls: Materials Project DFT hull · OQMD DFT hull · CALPHAD hull CaIn-13Wan

Invariant reactions (literature)

Invariant reactions reported in the literature for the Ca–In system (12)
T (K)Reaction / phasesCompositions (mole fraction)ClassSourceLocationQuote
1168congruent melting: liq -> CaInL: In 0.5; CaIn: In 0.5experimental[1] Wang 2013
cites Bruzzone 1964 doi
Table 4, p. 5, row 6
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1167.7congruent melting: liq -> CaInL: In 0.5; CaIn: In 0.5model[1] Wang 2013Table 4, p. 5, row 5
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1111.1congruent melting: liq -> CaIn2L: In 0.667; CaIn2: In 0.667model[1] Wang 2013Table 4, p. 5, row 9
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1108congruent melting: liq -> CaIn2L: In 0.667; CaIn2: In 0.667experimental[1] Wang 2013
cites Bruzzone 1964 doi
Table 4, p. 5, row 10
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1056eutectic: liq -> CaIn + CaIn2L: In 0.5; CaIn: In 0.5; CaIn2: Ca 0.333333, In 0.666667experimental[1] Wang 2013
cites Bruzzone 1964 doi
Table 4, p. 5, row 8
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1052.8eutectic: liq -> CaIn + CaIn2L: In 0.5; CaIn: In 0.5; CaIn2: Ca 0.333333, In 0.666667model[1] Wang 2013Table 4, p. 5, row 7
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1038.6eutectic: liq -> (βCa) + Ca3InL: In 0.25; Ca3In: In 0.25model[1] Wang 2013Table 4, p. 5, row 1
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1038congruent melting: liq -> Ca3InL: In 0.25; Ca3In: In 0.25experimental[1] Wang 2013
cites Bruzzone 1964 doi
Table 4, p. 5, row 2
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938.4eutectic: liq -> Ca3In + CaInL: In 0.25; Ca3In: In 0.25; CaIn: Ca 0.5, In 0.5model[1] Wang 2013Table 4, p. 5, row 3
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933eutectic: liq -> Ca3In + CaInL: In 0.25; Ca3In: In 0.25; CaIn: Ca 0.5, In 0.5experimental[1] Wang 2013
cites Bruzzone 1964 doi
Table 4, p. 5, row 4
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429eutectic: liq -> CaIn2 + (In)L: In 0.667; CaIn2: In 0.667experimental[1] Wang 2013
cites Bruzzone 1964 doi
Table 4, p. 5, row 12
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428.3eutectic: liq -> CaIn2 + (In)L: In 0.667; CaIn2: In 0.667model[1] Wang 2013Table 4, p. 5, row 11
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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, Ca–In system (6)
PhaseCompoundValueT (K)ClassMP DFT (kJ/mol-atom)OQMD DFT (kJ/mol-atom)SourceLocationQuote
Ca8In3-32.87 kJ/mol-atom0DFT[2] Qin 2015Table 3, p. 3, row 1
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Ca8In3Ca8In3-32.28 kJ/mol-atom298.15model-31.681 (mp-aaacpuqk)-33.711 (oqmd-10994)[2] Qin 2015Table 3, p. 3, row 2
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CaInCaIn-47.42 kJ/mol-atom298.15model-45.305 (mp-aaaabdzj)-47.119 (oqmd-2168902)[2] Qin 2015Table 3, p. 3, row 4
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CaIn-46.76 kJ/mol-atom0DFT[2] Qin 2015Table 3, p. 3, row 3
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CaIn2CaIn2-43.41 kJ/mol-atom298.15model-40.983 (mp-aaaabfei)-43.57 (oqmd-10870)[2] Qin 2015Table 3, p. 3, row 6
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CaIn2-43.4 kJ/mol-atom0DFT[2] Qin 2015Table 3, p. 3, row 5
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Other properties

Crystal structure (18)

Crystal structure, Ca–In system
PropertyValueT (K)Phases / compositionClassSourceLocationQuote
Lattice a95.72 ÅCa8In3
alloy: In 0.272727
model[2] Qin 2015Table 1, p. 2, row 7
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Lattice a38.66 ÅCaIn
alloy: In 0.5
model[2] Qin 2015Table 1, p. 2, row 9
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Lattice a54.96 ÅCaIn2
alloy: In 0.666667
model[2] Qin 2015Table 1, p. 2, row 11
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Lattice a96.06 Å298.15Ca8In3
alloy: In 0.272727
unspecified[2] Qin 2015
cites Marsh 1988 doi
Table 1, p. 2, row 6
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Lattice a38.56 Å298.15CaIn
alloy: In 0.5
experimental[2] Qin 2015
cites Bruzzone 1964 doi
Table 1, p. 2, row 8
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Lattice a48.95 Å298.15CaIn2
alloy: In 0.666667
experimental[2] Qin 2015
cites Iandelli 1964 doi
Table 1, p. 2, row 10
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Lattice b97.08 ÅCa8In3
alloy: In 0.272727
model[2] Qin 2015Table 1, p. 2, row 7
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Lattice b97.17 Å298.15Ca8In3
alloy: In 0.272727
unspecified[2] Qin 2015
cites Marsh 1988 doi
Table 1, p. 2, row 6
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Lattice c97.83 ÅCa8In3
alloy: In 0.272727
model[2] Qin 2015Table 1, p. 2, row 7
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Lattice c77.2 ÅCaIn2
alloy: In 0.666667
model[2] Qin 2015Table 1, p. 2, row 11
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Lattice c97.82 Å298.15Ca8In3
alloy: In 0.272727
unspecified[2] Qin 2015
cites Marsh 1988 doi
Table 1, p. 2, row 6
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Lattice c77.5 Å298.15CaIn2
alloy: In 0.666667
experimental[2] Qin 2015
cites Iandelli 1964 doi
Table 1, p. 2, row 10
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lattice alpha69.72 degCa8In3
alloy: In 0.272727
model[2] Qin 2015Table 1, p. 2, row 7
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lattice alpha69.65 deg298.15Ca8In3
alloy: In 0.272727
unspecified[2] Qin 2015
cites Marsh 1988 doi
Table 1, p. 2, row 6
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lattice beta78.93 degCa8In3
alloy: In 0.272727
model[2] Qin 2015Table 1, p. 2, row 7
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lattice beta78.85 deg298.15Ca8In3
alloy: In 0.272727
unspecified[2] Qin 2015
cites Marsh 1988 doi
Table 1, p. 2, row 6
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lattice gamma60.27 degCa8In3
alloy: In 0.272727
model[2] Qin 2015Table 1, p. 2, row 7
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lattice gamma60.34 deg298.15Ca8In3
alloy: In 0.272727
unspecified[2] Qin 2015
cites Marsh 1988 doi
Table 1, p. 2, row 6
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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. Lei Wang, Yajun Liu, Jing Liu, Thermodynamic Basis and Related Phase Equilibria for In-Na and In-Ca Binary Systems, J. Phase Equilib. Diffus. 34, 447-452 (2013). doi:10.1007/s11669-013-0258-6
  2. Song Qin, Shuhong Liu, Cong Zhang, Jinghua Xin, Yao Wang, Yong Du, Thermodynamic modeling of the Ca–In and Ca–Sb systems supported with first-principles calculations, Calphad 48, 35-42 (2015). doi:10.1016/j.calphad.2014.10.008