Er–Fe system

117 accepted literature values from 4 paper(s) (experimental 39, model 77, unspecified 1); 4 calculated phase diagram(s). 8 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
experimental39
model77
unspecified1
Accepted values by property group
Property groupValues
invariant reaction79
phase transition14
formation6
mixing / partial18

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
ErFe-10Zho.tdbG.J. Zhou, Z.W. Liu, D.C. Zeng, Z.P. Jin, Physica B, 405, 3590-93(2010). doi:10.1016/j.physb.2010.05.0461040d981d623df87d259303a659860caded5369ac3b846b25f0865fedbb0a14aviewer · TDB · JSON
ErFe-11Wan.tdbW. Wang, C. Guo, C. Li, Z. Du, Calphad, 35, 292-301(2011). doi:10.1016/j.calphad.2011.04.001d3d26033abb0e6a68578eab4085937cbd7904c2d98acee85e6633bef09c27ffcviewer · TDB · JSON
ErFe-12Wan.tdbS.L. Wang, J.J. Han, C.P. Wang, S.Z. Kou, X.J. Liu, J. Alloys Compd., 513, 27-34(2012). doi:10.1016/j.jallcom.2011.08.0149284f49a27f3fe26cd4e9cbfb85e35a2c84d72032ddb6dc08d5a7fccf8cfa84dviewer · TDB · JSON
ErFe-23Ye.tdbH. Ye, M. Rong, Q. Chen, Q. Yao, J. Wang, G. Rao, H. Zhou, J. Mater. Inf., 3, 15(2023).d3f1e827a3153e9e4b23f5d6860e96cefd672743cc8668bb4c795e562eaab861viewer · TDB · JSON
Calculated three-phase invariants (model, mole fraction of the second component)
TDB fileT (K)Phases at the invariant
ErFe-10Zho.tdb1665.85LIQUID (x(Fe) 0.91793) + BCC_A2 (x(Fe) 0.99994) + FCC_A1 (x(Fe) 1)
ErFe-10Zho.tdb1665.85LIQUID (x(Fe) 0.91797) + BCC_A2 (x(Fe) 0.99994) + FCC_A1 (x(Fe) 1)
ErFe-10Zho.tdb1614.23LIQUID (x(Fe) 0.88338) + ER2FE17 (x(Fe) 0.89474) + FCC_A1 (x(Fe) 1)
ErFe-10Zho.tdb1614.23LIQUID (x(Fe) 0.8834) + ER2FE17 (x(Fe) 0.89474) + FCC_A1 (x(Fe) 1)
ErFe-10Zho.tdb1614.22LIQUID (x(Fe) 0.88286) + ER2FE17 (x(Fe) 0.89474) + FCC_A1 (x(Fe) 1)
ErFe-10Zho.tdb1614.22LIQUID (x(Fe) 0.88294) + ER2FE17 (x(Fe) 0.89474) + FCC_A1 (x(Fe) 1)
ErFe-10Zho.tdb1610.63ERFE2_C15 (x(Fe) 0.66667) + ERFE3 (x(Fe) 0.75) + LIQUID (x(Fe) 0.75988)
ErFe-10Zho.tdb1610.63ERFE2_C15 (x(Fe) 0.66667) + ERFE3 (x(Fe) 0.75) + LIQUID (x(Fe) 0.76038)
ErFe-10Zho.tdb1610.63ERFE2_C15 (x(Fe) 0.66667) + ERFE3 (x(Fe) 0.75) + LIQUID (x(Fe) 0.75987)
ErFe-10Zho.tdb1610.63ERFE2_C15 (x(Fe) 0.66667) + ERFE3 (x(Fe) 0.75) + LIQUID (x(Fe) 0.75985)
ErFe-10Zho.tdb1601.41ERFE3 (x(Fe) 0.75) + ER6FE23_D8A (x(Fe) 0.7931) + LIQUID (x(Fe) 0.80947)
ErFe-10Zho.tdb1601.41ERFE3 (x(Fe) 0.75) + ER6FE23_D8A (x(Fe) 0.7931) + LIQUID (x(Fe) 0.80948)
ErFe-10Zho.tdb1601.41ERFE3 (x(Fe) 0.75) + ER6FE23_D8A (x(Fe) 0.7931) + LIQUID (x(Fe) 0.80904)
ErFe-10Zho.tdb1601.41ERFE3 (x(Fe) 0.75) + ER6FE23_D8A (x(Fe) 0.7931) + LIQUID (x(Fe) 0.8095)
ErFe-10Zho.tdb1601.41ERFE3 (x(Fe) 0.75) + ER6FE23_D8A (x(Fe) 0.7931) + LIQUID (x(Fe) 0.80903)
ErFe-10Zho.tdb1599.07ER6FE23_D8A (x(Fe) 0.7931) + LIQUID (x(Fe) 0.82639) + ER2FE17 (x(Fe) 0.89474)
ErFe-10Zho.tdb1599.07ER6FE23_D8A (x(Fe) 0.7931) + LIQUID (x(Fe) 0.82551) + ER2FE17 (x(Fe) 0.89474)
ErFe-10Zho.tdb1599.07ER6FE23_D8A (x(Fe) 0.7931) + LIQUID (x(Fe) 0.82551) + ER2FE17 (x(Fe) 0.89474)
ErFe-10Zho.tdb1599.06ER6FE23_D8A (x(Fe) 0.7931) + LIQUID (x(Fe) 0.82592) + ER2FE17 (x(Fe) 0.89474)
ErFe-10Zho.tdb1184.82ER2FE17 (x(Fe) 0.89474) + BCC_A2 (x(Fe) 1) + FCC_A1 (x(Fe) 1)
ErFe-10Zho.tdb1184.44HCP_A3 (x(Fe) 1.000e-5) + LIQUID (x(Fe) 0.30801) + ERFE2_C15 (x(Fe) 0.66667)
ErFe-10Zho.tdb1184.44HCP_A3 (x(Fe) 1.000e-5) + LIQUID (x(Fe) 0.308) + ERFE2_C15 (x(Fe) 0.66667)
ErFe-11Wan.tdb1658LIQUID (x(Fe) 0.9179) + BCC_A2 (x(Fe) 0.99966) + FCC_A1 (x(Fe) 1)
ErFe-11Wan.tdb1658LIQUID (x(Fe) 0.91795) + BCC_A2 (x(Fe) 0.99966) + FCC_A1 (x(Fe) 1)
ErFe-11Wan.tdb1619.21ER2FE17 (x(Fe) 0.89474) + LIQUID (x(Fe) 0.89517) + FCC_A1 (x(Fe) 1)
ErFe-11Wan.tdb1619.2LIQUID (x(Fe) 0.8947) + ER2FE17 (x(Fe) 0.89474) + FCC_A1 (x(Fe) 1)
ErFe-11Wan.tdb1619.2LIQUID (x(Fe) 0.89458) + ER2FE17 (x(Fe) 0.89474) + FCC_A1 (x(Fe) 1)
ErFe-11Wan.tdb1611.01ERFE2_C15 (x(Fe) 0.66667) + ERFE3 (x(Fe) 0.75) + LIQUID (x(Fe) 0.76457)
ErFe-11Wan.tdb1611.01ERFE2_C15 (x(Fe) 0.66667) + ERFE3 (x(Fe) 0.75) + LIQUID (x(Fe) 0.76493)
ErFe-11Wan.tdb1611.01ERFE2_C15 (x(Fe) 0.66667) + ERFE3 (x(Fe) 0.75) + LIQUID (x(Fe) 0.76402)
ErFe-11Wan.tdb1600.37ERFE3 (x(Fe) 0.75) + ER6FE23_D8A (x(Fe) 0.7931) + LIQUID (x(Fe) 0.81765)
ErFe-11Wan.tdb1600.24ER6FE23_D8A (x(Fe) 0.7931) + LIQUID (x(Fe) 0.81864) + ER2FE17 (x(Fe) 0.89474)
ErFe-11Wan.tdb1188.27HCP_A3 (x(Fe) 0) + LIQUID (x(Fe) 0.28055) + ERFE2_C15 (x(Fe) 0.66667)
ErFe-11Wan.tdb1188.27HCP_A3 (x(Fe) 0) + LIQUID (x(Fe) 0.28054) + ERFE2_C15 (x(Fe) 0.66667)
ErFe-11Wan.tdb1184.84ER2FE17 (x(Fe) 0.89474) + BCC_A2 (x(Fe) 1) + FCC_A1 (x(Fe) 1)
ErFe-12Wan.tdb1658.14LIQUID (x(Fe) 0.91058) + BCC_A2 (x(Fe) 0.98333) + FCC_A1 (x(Fe) 0.98377)
ErFe-12Wan.tdb1625.28LIQUID (x(Fe) 0.89144) + ER2FE17 (x(Fe) 0.89474) + FCC_A1 (x(Fe) 0.98085)
ErFe-12Wan.tdb1625.28LIQUID (x(Fe) 0.89148) + ER2FE17 (x(Fe) 0.89474) + FCC_A1 (x(Fe) 0.98086)
ErFe-12Wan.tdb1616.08ERFE2_C15 (x(Fe) 0.66667) + ERFE3 (x(Fe) 0.75) + LIQUID (x(Fe) 0.75005)
ErFe-12Wan.tdb1616.08ERFE2_C15 (x(Fe) 0.66667) + LIQUID (x(Fe) 0.74942) + ERFE3 (x(Fe) 0.75)
ErFe-12Wan.tdb1616.08ERFE2_C15 (x(Fe) 0.66667) + LIQUID (x(Fe) 0.74938) + ERFE3 (x(Fe) 0.75)
ErFe-12Wan.tdb1616.07ERFE2_C15 (x(Fe) 0.66667) + LIQUID (x(Fe) 0.74977) + ERFE3 (x(Fe) 0.75)
ErFe-12Wan.tdb1603.53ERFE3 (x(Fe) 0.75) + ER6FE23_D8A (x(Fe) 0.7931) + LIQUID (x(Fe) 0.80935)
ErFe-12Wan.tdb1603.53ERFE3 (x(Fe) 0.75) + ER6FE23_D8A (x(Fe) 0.7931) + LIQUID (x(Fe) 0.80849)
ErFe-12Wan.tdb1603.53ERFE3 (x(Fe) 0.75) + ER6FE23_D8A (x(Fe) 0.7931) + LIQUID (x(Fe) 0.80934)
ErFe-12Wan.tdb1603.53ERFE3 (x(Fe) 0.75) + ER6FE23_D8A (x(Fe) 0.7931) + LIQUID (x(Fe) 0.80848)
ErFe-12Wan.tdb1603.52ERFE3 (x(Fe) 0.75) + ER6FE23_D8A (x(Fe) 0.7931) + LIQUID (x(Fe) 0.80898)
ErFe-12Wan.tdb1600.86ER6FE23_D8A (x(Fe) 0.7931) + LIQUID (x(Fe) 0.82338) + ER2FE17 (x(Fe) 0.89474)
ErFe-12Wan.tdb1600.86ER6FE23_D8A (x(Fe) 0.7931) + LIQUID (x(Fe) 0.82332) + ER2FE17 (x(Fe) 0.89474)
ErFe-12Wan.tdb1600.86ER6FE23_D8A (x(Fe) 0.7931) + LIQUID (x(Fe) 0.82392) + ER2FE17 (x(Fe) 0.89474)
ErFe-12Wan.tdb1600.86ER6FE23_D8A (x(Fe) 0.7931) + LIQUID (x(Fe) 0.82393) + ER2FE17 (x(Fe) 0.89474)
ErFe-12Wan.tdb1189.08HCP_A3 (x(Fe) 0.00228) + LIQUID (x(Fe) 0.31228) + ERFE2_C15 (x(Fe) 0.66667)
ErFe-12Wan.tdb1189.08HCP_A3 (x(Fe) 0.00229) + LIQUID (x(Fe) 0.31225) + ERFE2_C15 (x(Fe) 0.66667)
ErFe-12Wan.tdb1182.93ER2FE17 (x(Fe) 0.89474) + FCC_A1 (x(Fe) 0.99922) + BCC_A2 (x(Fe) 0.99939)
ErFe-12Wan.tdb1182.93ER2FE17 (x(Fe) 0.89474) + FCC_A1 (x(Fe) 0.99923) + BCC_A2 (x(Fe) 0.9994)
ErFe-12Wan.tdb587.78ERFE2_C15 (x(Fe) 0.66667) + ERFE3 (x(Fe) 0.75) + ER6FE23_D8A (x(Fe) 0.7931)
ErFe-12Wan.tdb462.23ER6FE23_D8A (x(Fe) 0.7931) + ER2FE17 (x(Fe) 0.89474) + BCC_A2 (x(Fe) 1)
ErFe-23Ye.tdb1661.49LIQUID (x(Fe) 0.91555) + BCC_A2 (x(Fe) 0.99979) + FCC_A1 (x(Fe) 1)
ErFe-23Ye.tdb1661.49LIQUID (x(Fe) 0.91566) + BCC_A2 (x(Fe) 0.99979) + FCC_A1 (x(Fe) 1)
ErFe-23Ye.tdb1625.17LIQUID (x(Fe) 0.89366) + ER2FE17 (x(Fe) 0.89474) + FCC_A1 (x(Fe) 1)
ErFe-23Ye.tdb1625.17LIQUID (x(Fe) 0.8935) + ER2FE17 (x(Fe) 0.89474) + FCC_A1 (x(Fe) 1)
ErFe-23Ye.tdb1625.17LIQUID (x(Fe) 0.89413) + ER2FE17 (x(Fe) 0.89474) + FCC_A1 (x(Fe) 1)
ErFe-23Ye.tdb1615.02ERFE2_C15 (x(Fe) 0.66667) + LIQUID (x(Fe) 0.74951) + ERFE3 (x(Fe) 0.75)
ErFe-23Ye.tdb1615.02ERFE2_C15 (x(Fe) 0.66667) + LIQUID (x(Fe) 0.74973) + ERFE3 (x(Fe) 0.75)
ErFe-23Ye.tdb1615.02ERFE2_C15 (x(Fe) 0.66667) + LIQUID (x(Fe) 0.74925) + ERFE3 (x(Fe) 0.75)
ErFe-23Ye.tdb1615.02ERFE2_C15 (x(Fe) 0.66667) + LIQUID (x(Fe) 0.74924) + ERFE3 (x(Fe) 0.75)
ErFe-23Ye.tdb1602.73ERFE3 (x(Fe) 0.75) + ER6FE23_D8A (x(Fe) 0.7931) + LIQUID (x(Fe) 0.81133)
ErFe-23Ye.tdb1602.73ERFE3 (x(Fe) 0.75) + ER6FE23_D8A (x(Fe) 0.7931) + LIQUID (x(Fe) 0.81109)
ErFe-23Ye.tdb1601.82ER6FE23_D8A (x(Fe) 0.7931) + LIQUID (x(Fe) 0.81766) + ER2FE17 (x(Fe) 0.89474)
ErFe-23Ye.tdb1601.82ER6FE23_D8A (x(Fe) 0.7931) + LIQUID (x(Fe) 0.81791) + ER2FE17 (x(Fe) 0.89474)
ErFe-23Ye.tdb1185.54HCP_A3 (x(Fe) 4.000e-5) + LIQUID (x(Fe) 0.33143) + ERFE2_C15 (x(Fe) 0.66667)
ErFe-23Ye.tdb1185.54HCP_A3 (x(Fe) 4.000e-5) + LIQUID (x(Fe) 0.33142) + ERFE2_C15 (x(Fe) 0.66667)
ErFe-23Ye.tdb1184.83ER2FE17 (x(Fe) 0.89474) + BCC_A2 (x(Fe) 1) + FCC_A1 (x(Fe) 1)

Convex hulls: Materials Project DFT hull · OQMD DFT hull · CALPHAD hull ErFe-10Zho · CALPHAD hull ErFe-11Wan · CALPHAD hull ErFe-12Wan

Invariant reactions (literature)

Invariant reactions reported in the literature for the Er–Fe system (79)
T (K)Reaction / phasesCompositions (mole fraction)ClassSourceLocationQuote
1667.5metatectic/catatectic: bcc(δ-Fe) -> fcc(γ-Fe) + LL: Fe 0.919model[1] Ye 2023
cites ref. 110
Table 8, p. 14, row 2
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1661.5metatectic/catatectic: bcc(δ-Fe) -> fcc(γ-Fe) + LL: Fe 0.916model[1] Ye 2023Table 8, p. 14, row 5
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1658.15eutectoid: (δFe) ↔ (γFe) + Lexperimental[2] Wang 2012
cites Buschow 1969 doi
Table 2, p. 3, row 1
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1658.15eutectoid: (δFe) ↔ (γFe) + L(δFe): Er 0.0167; (γFe): Er 0.0163; L: Er 0.0895model[2] Wang 2012Table 2, p. 3, row 2
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1658bcc -> liq. + fccbcc: Fe 0.989; L: Fe 0.9; fcc: Fe 0.995experimental[3] Wang 2011
cites Buschow 1969 doi
Table 3, p. 9, row 2
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1658metatectic/catatectic: bcc(δ-Fe) -> fcc(γ-Fe) + LL: Fe 0.911model[1] Ye 2023
cites ref. 112
Table 8, p. 14, row 4
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1658metatectic/catatectic: bcc(δ-Fe) -> fcc(γ-Fe) + LL: Fe 0.918model[1] Ye 2023
cites ref. 111
Table 8, p. 14, row 3
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1658bcc -> liq. + fccbcc: Fe 0.9997; L: Fe 0.9179; fcc: Fe 1model[3] Wang 2011Table 3, p. 9, row 1
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1658metatectic/catatectic: bcc(δ-Fe) -> fcc(γ-Fe) + LL: Fe 0.9experimental[1] Ye 2023
cites ref. 106
Table 8, p. 14, row 1
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1636.15congruent melting: L ↔ Fe2ErFe2Er: Er 0.333model[2] Wang 2012Table 2, p. 3, row 12
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1633.15congruent melting: L ↔ Fe2ErFe2Er: Er 0.333experimental[2] Wang 2012
cites Buschow 1969 doi
Table 2, p. 3, row 11
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1630peritectic: L + fcc(γ-Fe) -> Fe17Er2L: Fe 0.894model[1] Ye 2023
cites (cal
Table 8, p. 14, row 11
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1628.15peritectic: L + (γFe) ↔ Fe17Er2Fe17Er2: Er 0.105experimental[2] Wang 2012
cites Buschow 1969 doi
Table 2, p. 3, row 3
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1628peritectic: L + fcc-Fe ↔ Fe17Er2experimental[1] Ye 2023p. 5
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Fe17Er2, Fe23Er6, and Fe3Er are produced by three peritectic transformations (L + fcc-Fe ↔ Fe17Er2 at 1628 K, L + Fe3Er ↔ Fe23Er6 at 1,603 K, and L + Fe2Er ↔ Fe3Er at 1,618 K), while Fe2Er melts congruently at 1,633 K.
1628peritectic: L + fcc(γ-Fe) -> Fe17Er2L: Fe 0.896experimental[1] Ye 2023
cites ref. 106
Table 8, p. 14, row 7
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1628peritectic: L+Fcc(Fe) -> Fe17Er2L: Fe 0.895; Fcc(Fe): Fe 1; Fe17Er2: Fe 0.894737experimental[4] Zhou 2010
cites Buschow 1969 doi
Table 3, p. 3, row 9
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1628liq. + fcc -> Er2Fe17L: Fe 0.88; fcc: Fe 1; Er2Fe17: Er 0.105263, Fe 0.894737experimental[3] Wang 2011
cites Buschow 1969 doi
Table 3, p. 9, row 4
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1626.15peritectic: L + (γFe) ↔ Fe17Er2L: Er 0.108; (γFe): Er 0.019; Fe17Er2: Er 0.105model[2] Wang 2012Table 2, p. 3, row 4
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1626peritectic: L + fcc(γ-Fe) -> Fe17Er2L: Fe 0.892model[1] Ye 2023
cites ref. 112
Table 8, p. 14, row 10
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1625.1peritectic: L + fcc(γ-Fe) -> Fe17Er2L: Fe 0.894model[1] Ye 2023Table 8, p. 14, row 12
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1619peritectic: L + fcc(γ-Fe) -> Fe17Er2L: Fe 0.895model[1] Ye 2023
cites ref. 111
Table 8, p. 14, row 9
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1619liq. + fcc -> Er2Fe17L: Fe 0.8947; fcc: Fe 1; Er2Fe17: Er 0.105263, Fe 0.894737model[3] Wang 2011Table 3, p. 9, row 3
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1618.15peritectic: L + Fe2Er ↔ Fe3ErFe2Er: Er 0.333; Fe3Er: Er 0.25experimental[2] Wang 2012
cites Buschow 1969 doi
Table 2, p. 3, row 9
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1618peritectic: L + Fe2Er ↔ Fe3Erexperimental[1] Ye 2023p. 5
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Fe17Er2, Fe23Er6, and Fe3Er are produced by three peritectic transformations (L + fcc-Fe ↔ Fe17Er2 at 1628 K, L + Fe3Er ↔ Fe23Er6 at 1,603 K, and L + Fe2Er ↔ Fe3Er at 1,618 K), while Fe2Er melts congruently at 1,633 K.
1618peritectic: L+Fe2Er -> Fe3ERL: Fe 0.76; Fe2Er: Fe 0.666667; Fe3ER: Fe 0.75experimental[4] Zhou 2010
cites Buschow 1969 doi
Table 3, p. 3, row 5
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1618peritectic: L + Fe2Er -> Fe3ErL: Fe 0.752experimental[1] Ye 2023
cites ref. 106
Table 8, p. 14, row 25
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1618liq. + ErFe2 -> ErFe3L: Fe 0.755; ErFe2: Er 0.333333, Fe 0.666667; ErFe3: Er 0.25, Fe 0.75experimental[3] Wang 2011
cites Buschow 1969 doi
Table 3, p. 9, row 6
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1616peritectic: L+Fcc(Fe) -> Fe17Er2Fcc(Fe): Fe 1; Fe17Er2: Fe 0.894737unspecified[4] Zhou 2010Table 3, p. 3, row 10
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1616peritectic: L + fcc(γ-Fe) -> Fe17Er2L: Fe 0.895model[1] Ye 2023
cites ref. 110
Table 8, p. 14, row 8
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1615.85peritectic: L + Fe2Er ↔ Fe3ErL: Er 0.25; Fe2Er: Er 0.333; Fe3Er: Er 0.25model[2] Wang 2012Table 2, p. 3, row 10
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1615.7peritectic: L + Fe2Er -> Fe3ErL: Fe 0.75model[1] Ye 2023
cites ref. 112
Table 8, p. 14, row 28
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1615peritectic: L + Fe2Er -> Fe3ErL: Fe 0.75model[1] Ye 2023Table 8, p. 14, row 30
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1612peritectic: L + Fe2Er -> Fe3ErL: Fe 0.721model[1] Ye 2023
cites (cal
Table 8, p. 14, row 29
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1611peritectic: L+Fe2Er -> Fe3ERFe2Er: Fe 0.666667; Fe3ER: Fe 0.75model[4] Zhou 2010Table 3, p. 3, row 6
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1611peritectic: L + Fe2Er -> Fe3ErL: Fe 0.765model[1] Ye 2023
cites ref. 111
Table 8, p. 14, row 27
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1611peritectic: L + Fe2Er -> Fe3ErL: Fe 0.76model[1] Ye 2023
cites ref. 110
Table 8, p. 14, row 26
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1611liq. + ErFe2 -> ErFe3L: Fe 0.7647; ErFe2: Er 0.333333, Fe 0.666667; ErFe3: Er 0.25, Fe 0.75model[3] Wang 2011Table 3, p. 9, row 5
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1603.15peritectic: L + Fe3Er ↔ Fe23Er6Fe3Er: Er 0.25; Fe23Er6: Er 0.207experimental[2] Wang 2012
cites Buschow 1969 doi
Table 2, p. 3, row 7
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1603peritectic: L + Fe3Er ↔ Fe23Er6experimental[1] Ye 2023p. 5
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Fe17Er2, Fe23Er6, and Fe3Er are produced by three peritectic transformations (L + fcc-Fe ↔ Fe17Er2 at 1628 K, L + Fe3Er ↔ Fe23Er6 at 1,603 K, and L + Fe2Er ↔ Fe3Er at 1,618 K), while Fe2Er melts congruently at 1,633 K.
1603peritectic: L+ Fe3Er -> Fe23Er6L: Fe 0.803experimental[1] Ye 2023
cites ref. 106
Table 8, p. 14, row 19
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1603peritectic: L+Fe3Er -> Fe23Er6L: Fe 0.809; Fe3Er: Fe 0.75; Fe23Er6: Fe 0.793103experimental[4] Zhou 2010
cites Buschow 1969 doi
Table 3, p. 3, row 7
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1603liq. + ErFe3 -> Er6Fe23L: Fe 0.8; ErFe3: Er 0.25, Fe 0.75; Er6Fe23: Er 0.206897, Fe 0.793103experimental[3] Wang 2011
cites Buschow 1969 doi
Table 3, p. 9, row 8
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1602.85peritectic: L + Fe3Er ↔ Fe23Er6L: Er 0.19; Fe3Er: Er 0.25; Fe23Er6: Er 0.207model[2] Wang 2012Table 2, p. 3, row 8
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1602.7peritectic: L+ Fe3Er -> Fe23Er6L: Fe 0.811model[1] Ye 2023Table 8, p. 14, row 24
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1602.7peritectic: L+ Fe3Er -> Fe23Er6L: Fe 0.81model[1] Ye 2023
cites ref. 112
Table 8, p. 14, row 22
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1601.8eutectic: L -> Fe17Er2 + Fe23Er6L: Fe 0.818model[1] Ye 2023Table 8, p. 14, row 18
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1601peritectic: L+ Fe3Er -> Fe23Er6L: Fe 0.809model[1] Ye 2023
cites ref. 110
Table 8, p. 14, row 20
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1601peritectic: L+Fe3Er -> Fe23Er6Fe3Er: Fe 0.75; Fe23Er6: Fe 0.793103model[4] Zhou 2010Table 3, p. 3, row 8
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1600.65eutectic: L ↔ Fe17Er2 + Fe23Er6L: Er 0.178; Fe17Er2: Er 0.105; Fe23Er6: Er 0.207model[2] Wang 2012Table 2, p. 3, row 6
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1600.5eutectic: L -> Fe17Er2 + Fe23Er6L: Fe 0.822model[1] Ye 2023
cites ref. 112
Table 8, p. 14, row 16
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1600liq. + ErFe3 -> Er6Fe23L: Fe 0.8177; ErFe3: Er 0.25, Fe 0.75; Er6Fe23: Er 0.206897, Fe 0.793103model[3] Wang 2011Table 3, p. 9, row 7
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1600eutectic: L -> Fe17Er2 + Fe23Er6L: Fe 0.819model[1] Ye 2023
cites ref. 111
Table 8, p. 14, row 15
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1600peritectic: L+ Fe3Er -> Fe23Er6L: Fe 0.818model[1] Ye 2023
cites ref. 111
Table 8, p. 14, row 21
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1600eutectic: liq. -> Er6Fe23 + Er2Fe17L: Fe 0.8186; Er6Fe23: Er 0.206897, Fe 0.793103; Er2Fe17: Er 0.105263, Fe 0.894737model[3] Wang 2011Table 3, p. 9, row 9
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1599eutectic: L -> Fe17Er2 + Fe23Er6L: Fe 0.826model[1] Ye 2023
cites ref. 110
Table 8, p. 14, row 14
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1599eutectic: L -> Fe23Er6+Fe17Er2L: Fe 0.826; Fe23Er6: Fe 0.793103; Fe17Er2: Fe 0.894737model[4] Zhou 2010Table 3, p. 3, row 4
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1595peritectic: L+ Fe3Er -> Fe23Er6L: Fe 0.798model[1] Ye 2023
cites (cal
Table 8, p. 14, row 23
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1588.15eutectic: L ↔ Fe17Er2 + Fe23Er6L: Er 0.165; Fe17Er2: Er 0.105; Fe23Er6: Er 0.207experimental[2] Wang 2012
cites Buschow 1969 doi
Table 2, p. 3, row 5
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1588eutectic: L -> Fe23Er6+Fe17Er2L: Fe 0.835; Fe23Er6: Fe 0.793103; Fe17Er2: Fe 0.894737experimental[4] Zhou 2010
cites Buschow 1969 doi
Table 3, p. 3, row 3
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1588eutectic: L ↔ Fe17Er2 + Fe23Er6experimental[1] Ye 2023
cites ref. 106
p. 5
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The experimental results[106-108] show two eutectic transformations (L ↔ Fe17Er2 + Fe23Er6 at 1,588 K and L ↔ Fe2Er + hcp-Er at 1,188 K).
1588eutectic: liq. -> Er6Fe23 + Er2Fe17L: Fe 0.835; Er6Fe23: Er 0.206897, Fe 0.793103; Er2Fe17: Er 0.105263, Fe 0.894737experimental[3] Wang 2011
cites Buschow 1969 doi
Table 3, p. 9, row 10
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1588eutectic: L -> Fe17Er2 + Fe23Er6L: Fe 0.835experimental[1] Ye 2023
cites ref. 106
Table 8, p. 14, row 13
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1581eutectic: L -> Fe17Er2 + Fe23Er6L: Fe 0.829model[1] Ye 2023
cites (cal
Table 8, p. 14, row 17
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1189eutectic: L -> Fe2Er + hcp-ErL: Fe 0.316model[1] Ye 2023
cites (cal
Table 8, p. 14, row 41
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1189eutectic: liq. -> hcp + ErFe2L: Fe 0.2806; hcp: Fe 1.000e-4; ErFe2: Er 0.333333, Fe 0.666667model[3] Wang 2011Table 3, p. 9, row 11
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1189eutectic: L -> Fe2Er + hcp-ErL: Fe 0.281model[1] Ye 2023
cites ref. 111
Table 8, p. 14, row 39
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1188.15eutectic: L ↔ Fe2Er + (Er)L: Er 0.7; Fe2Er: Er 0.333; (Er): Er 1experimental[2] Wang 2012
cites Buschow 1969 doi
Table 2, p. 3, row 13
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1188.05eutectic: L ↔ Fe2Er + (Er)L: Er 0.687; Fe2Er: Er 0.333; (Er): Er 1model[2] Wang 2012Table 2, p. 3, row 14
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1188eutectic: liq. -> hcp + ErFe2L: Fe 0.3; ErFe2: Er 0.333333, Fe 0.666667experimental[3] Wang 2011
cites Buschow 1969 doi
Table 3, p. 9, row 12
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1188eutectic: L ↔ Fe2Er + hcp-Erexperimental[1] Ye 2023
cites ref. 106
p. 5
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The experimental results[106-108] show two eutectic transformations (L ↔ Fe17Er2 + Fe23Er6 at 1,588 K and L ↔ Fe2Er + hcp-Er at 1,188 K).
1188eutectic: L -> hcp (Er)+Fe2ErL: Fe 0.3; Fe2Er: Fe 0.666667experimental[4] Zhou 2010
cites Buschow 1969 doi
Table 3, p. 3, row 1
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1188eutectic: L -> Fe2Er + hcp-ErL: Fe 0.3experimental[1] Ye 2023
cites ref. 106
Table 8, p. 14, row 37
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1187.9eutectic: L -> Fe2Er + hcp-ErL: Fe 0.313model[1] Ye 2023
cites ref. 112
Table 8, p. 14, row 40
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1186Er2Fe17 + fcc -> bccEr2Fe17: Er 0.105263, Fe 0.894737; fcc: Fe 1; bcc: Fe 1model[3] Wang 2011Table 3, p. 9, row 13
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1185.6eutectic: L -> Fe2Er + hcp-ErL: Fe 0.331model[1] Ye 2023Table 8, p. 14, row 42
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1185eutectic: L -> Fe2Er + hcp-ErL: Fe 0.308model[1] Ye 2023
cites ref. 110
Table 8, p. 14, row 38
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1185eutectic: L -> hcp (Er)+Fe2ErL: Fe 0.308; Fe2Er: Fe 0.666667model[4] Zhou 2010Table 3, p. 3, row 2
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1185Er2Fe17 + fcc -> bccEr2Fe17: Er 0.105263, Fe 0.894737; fcc: Fe 1; bcc: Fe 1experimental[3] Wang 2011
cites Buschow 1969 doi
Table 3, p. 9, row 14
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1184.8peritectoid: Fe17Er2 + fcc(γ-Fe) -> bcc(α-Fe)model[1] Ye 2023Table 8, p. 14, row 6
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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, Er–Fe system (6)
PhaseCompoundValueT (K)ClassMP DFT (kJ/mol-atom)OQMD DFT (kJ/mol-atom)SourceLocationQuote
Fe17Er2Er2Fe17-9.85 kJ/mol-atom298.15model-1.801 (mp-aaaaacoi)-2.176 (oqmd-91107)[4] Zhou 2010Table 4, p. 3, row 1
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Fe23Er6Er6Fe23-11.1 kJ/mol-atom298.15model-6.997 (mp-aaaaadfe)-6.957 (oqmd-29960)[4] Zhou 2010Table 4, p. 3, row 2
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Fe2ErErFe2-12.5 kJ/mol-atom298.15model-11.663 (mp-aaaaaasg)-11.54 (oqmd-20826)[4] Zhou 2010Table 4, p. 3, row 6
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Fe2ErErFe2-12.5 kJ/mol-atom298.15experimental-11.663 (mp-aaaaaasg)-11.54 (oqmd-20826)[4] Zhou 2010
cites Norgren 1998 doi
Table 4, p. 3, row 5
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Fe3ErErFe3-11.6 kJ/mol-atom298.15model-9.581 (mp-aaabgkwt)-9.688 (oqmd-29959)[4] Zhou 2010Table 4, p. 3, row 4
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Fe3ErErFe3-7.9 kJ/mol-atom298.15experimental-9.581 (mp-aaabgkwt)-9.688 (oqmd-29959)[4] Zhou 2010
cites Norgren 1998 doi
Table 4, p. 3, row 3
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Other properties

Phase transition (14)

Phase transition, Er–Fe system
PropertyValueT (K)Phases / compositionClassSourceLocationQuote
Phase transition1603 K1603Fe23Er6experimental[4] Zhou 2010p. 1
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Among them, Fe3Er, Fe23Er6, and Fe17Er2 decompose at 1618, 1603, and 1628 K, respectively.
Phase transition1618 K1618Fe3Erexperimental[4] Zhou 2010p. 1
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Among them, Fe3Er, Fe23Er6, and Fe17Er2 decompose at 1618, 1603, and 1628 K, respectively.
Phase transition1628 K1628Fe17Er2experimental[4] Zhou 2010p. 1
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Among them, Fe3Er, Fe23Er6, and Fe17Er2 decompose at 1618, 1603, and 1628 K, respectively.
Phase transition1632 K1632congruent melting: L -> Fe2Er
L: Fe 0.667
model[1] Ye 2023
cites ref. 110
Table 8, p. 14, row 32
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Phase transition1632 K1632congruent melting: L -> Fe2Er
L: Fe 0.666667; Fe2Er: Fe 0.666667
model[4] Zhou 2010Table 3, p. 3, row 12
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Phase transition1632 K1632congruent transformationmodel[4] Zhou 2010p. 3
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As shown in this table, the calculated congruent-melting point of the Fe2Er phases is 1632 K, which fit well with the work of Buschow and Van der Goot [11].
Phase transition1633 K1633congruent melting: L -> Fe2Er
L: Fe 0.667
experimental[1] Ye 2023
cites ref. 106
Table 8, p. 14, row 31
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Phase transition1633 K1633congruent melting: L -> Fe2Er
L: Fe 0.667
model[1] Ye 2023
cites ref. 111
Table 8, p. 14, row 33
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Phase transition1633 K1633congruent melting: L -> Fe2Er
L: Fe 0.667
model[1] Ye 2023
cites (cal
Table 8, p. 14, row 35
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Phase transition1633 K1633congruent melting: L -> Fe2Er
L: Fe 0.666667; Fe2Er: Fe 0.666667
experimental[4] Zhou 2010
cites Buschow 1969 doi
Table 3, p. 3, row 11
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Phase transition1633 K1633congruent transformationexperimental[1] Ye 2023p. 5
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Fe17Er2, Fe23Er6, and Fe3Er are produced by three peritectic transformations (L + fcc-Fe ↔ Fe17Er2 at 1628 K, L + Fe3Er ↔ Fe23Er6 at 1,603 K, and L + Fe2Er ↔ Fe3Er at 1,618 K), while Fe2Er melts congruently at 1,633 K.
Phase transition1633 K1633congruent transformationexperimental[4] Zhou 2010p. 1
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Fe2Er melt congruently decompose at 1633 K.
Phase transition1636 K1636congruent melting: L -> Fe2Er
L: Fe 0.667
model[1] Ye 2023
cites ref. 112
Table 8, p. 14, row 34
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Phase transition1640.4 K1640.4congruent melting: L -> Fe2Er
L: Fe 0.667
model[1] Ye 2023Table 8, p. 14, row 36
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Mixing / partial (18)

Mixing / partial, Er–Fe system
PropertyValueT (K)Phases / compositionClassSourceLocationQuote
Enthalpy of mixing
printed: ΔmixH
-6.43448 kJ/mol-atom1573liquid
alloy: Fe 0.007
model[4] Zhou 2010Table 5, p. 4, row 14
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Enthalpy of mixing
printed: ΔmixH
-2.86302 kJ/mol-atom1573liquid
alloy: Fe 0.002
model[4] Zhou 2010Table 5, p. 4, row 3
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Enthalpy of mixing
printed: ΔmixH
-1.47969 kJ/mol-atom1573liquid
alloy: Fe 0.001
model[4] Zhou 2010Table 5, p. 4, row 1
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Enthalpy of mixing
printed: ΔmixH
-8.14493 kJ/mol-atom1573liquid
alloy: Fe 0.006
model[4] Zhou 2010Table 5, p. 4, row 12
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Enthalpy of mixing
printed: ΔmixH
-6.08152 kJ/mol-atom1573liquid
alloy: Fe 0.005
model[4] Zhou 2010Table 5, p. 4, row 9
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Enthalpy of mixing
printed: ΔmixH
-4.66667 kJ/mol-atom1573liquid
alloy: Fe 0.001
model[4] Zhou 2010Table 5, p. 4, row 2
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Enthalpy of mixing
printed: ΔmixH
-2.05797 kJ/mol-atom1573liquid
alloy: Fe 0.009
model[4] Zhou 2010Table 5, p. 4, row 18
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Enthalpy of mixing
printed: ΔmixH
-2.1508 kJ/mol-atom1573liquid
alloy: Fe 0.009
model[4] Zhou 2010Table 5, p. 4, row 17
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Enthalpy of mixing
printed: ΔmixH
-4.4058 kJ/mol-atom1573liquid
alloy: Fe 0.008
model[4] Zhou 2010Table 5, p. 4, row 16
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Enthalpy of mixing
printed: ΔmixH
-7.3913 kJ/mol-atom1573liquid
alloy: Fe 0.002
model[4] Zhou 2010Table 5, p. 4, row 4
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Enthalpy of mixing
printed: ΔmixH
-6.14653 kJ/mol-atom1573liquid
alloy: Fe 0.006
model[4] Zhou 2010Table 5, p. 4, row 11
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Enthalpy of mixing
printed: ΔmixH
-5.29093 kJ/mol-atom1573liquid
alloy: Fe 0.004
model[4] Zhou 2010Table 5, p. 4, row 7
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Enthalpy of mixing
printed: ΔmixH
-9.15421 kJ/mol-atom1573liquid
alloy: Fe 0.003
model[4] Zhou 2010Table 5, p. 4, row 6
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Enthalpy of mixing
printed: ΔmixH
-5.48 kJ/mol-atom1573liquid
alloy: Fe 0.007
model[4] Zhou 2010Table 5, p. 4, row 13
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Enthalpy of mixing
printed: ΔmixH
-9.30435 kJ/mol-atom1573liquid
alloy: Fe 0.005
model[4] Zhou 2010Table 5, p. 4, row 10
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Enthalpy of mixing
printed: ΔmixH
-4.1664 kJ/mol-atom1573liquid
alloy: Fe 0.003
model[4] Zhou 2010Table 5, p. 4, row 5
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Enthalpy of mixing
printed: ΔmixH
-4.06706 kJ/mol-atom1573liquid
alloy: Fe 0.008
model[4] Zhou 2010Table 5, p. 4, row 15
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Enthalpy of mixing
printed: ΔmixH
-9.62319 kJ/mol-atom1573liquid
alloy: Fe 0.004
model[4] Zhou 2010Table 5, p. 4, row 8
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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. Hongjian Ye, Maohua Rong, Qing Chen, Qingrong Yao, Jiang Wang, Guanghui Rao et al., Assessment of phase equilibria and thermodynamic properties in the Fe-RE (RE = rare earth metals) binary systems, J Mater Inf 3 (2023). doi:10.20517/jmi.2023.08
  2. S.L. Wang, J.J. Han, C.P. Wang, S.Z. Kou, X.J. Liu, Thermodynamic assessment and the composition prediction of amorphous alloy in the Fe–B–Er alloy system, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 513, 27-34 (2012). doi:10.1016/j.jallcom.2011.08.014
  3. Wei Wang, Cuiping Guo, Changrong Li, Zhenmin Du, Thermodynamic description of the Er–Fe–Sb system, Calphad 35, 292-301 (2011). doi:10.1016/j.calphad.2011.04.001
  4. G.J. Zhou, Z.W. Liu, D.C. Zeng, Z.P. Jin, Thermodynamic assessment of the Fe–Er system, Physica B: Condensed Matter 405, 3590-3593 (2010). doi:10.1016/j.physb.2010.05.046