Th–U system

8 accepted literature values from 1 paper(s) (experimental 4, model 4); 2 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
experimental4
model4
Accepted values by property group
Property groupValues
invariant reaction8

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
ThU-09Li.tdbZ.S. Li, X.J. Liu, C.P. Wang, J. Alloys Compd., 476, 193-98(2009). doi:10.1016/j.jallcom.2008.09.05164caf9670047ca6efc7629beb91124f0cfe7fb71cd0e63703197db8a6c35bcaeviewer · TDB · JSON
ThU-14Ben.tdbO. Benes, D. Manara, R.J.M. Konings, J. Nucl. Mater., 449, 15-22(2014). doi:10.1016/j.jnucmat.2014.02.00166891b9d678576aa22a2ee00f8fdc82fcd3219a84b67a59006362403d3c3f5c6viewer · TDB · JSON
Calculated three-phase invariants (model, mole fraction of the second component)
TDB fileT (K)Phases at the invariant
ThU-09Li.tdb1623.82BCC_A2 (x(U) 0.11822) + LIQUID#2 (x(U) 0.51021) + LIQUID (x(U) 0.92312)
ThU-09Li.tdb1547.68FCC_A1 (x(U) 0.06255) + BCC_A2 (x(U) 0.10545) + LIQUID (x(U) 0.94858)
ThU-09Li.tdb1382.96FCC_A1 (x(U) 0.03864) + LIQUID (x(U) 0.97538) + BCC_A2 (x(U) 0.99249)
ThU-09Li.tdb1051.49FCC_A1 (x(U) 0.00782) + TETRAGONAL_U (x(U) 0.99741) + BCC_A2 (x(U) 0.99868)
ThU-09Li.tdb944.37FCC_A1 (x(U) 0.00373) + ORTHORHOMBIC_A20 (x(U) 0.99779) + TETRAGONAL_U (x(U) 0.99867)
ThU-14Ben.tdb1636.93BCC_TH (x(U) 0.09137) + LIQUID#2 (x(U) 0.48088) + LIQUID (x(U) 0.92835)
ThU-14Ben.tdb1527.33FCC_A1 (x(U) 0.0627) + BCC_TH (x(U) 0.08154) + LIQUID (x(U) 0.95858)
ThU-14Ben.tdb1381.02FCC_A1 (x(U) 0.05127) + LIQUID (x(U) 0.97912) + BCC_U (x(U) 0.997)
ThU-14Ben.tdb1048.19FCC_A1 (x(U) 0.02) + BCC_U (x(U) 0.99958) + TETRAGONAL_U (x(U) 1)
ThU-14Ben.tdb1048.19FCC_A1 (x(U) 0.02) + BCC_U (x(U) 0.99958) + TETRAGONAL_U (x(U) 1)
ThU-14Ben.tdb942.02FCC_A1 (x(U) 0.01263) + ORTHORHOMBIC_A20 (x(U) 1) + TETRAGONAL_U (x(U) 1)
ThU-14Ben.tdb942.02FCC_A1 (x(U) 0.0126) + TETRAGONAL_U (x(U) 1) + ORTHORHOMBIC_A20 (x(U) 1)

Convex hulls: Materials Project DFT hull · OQMD DFT hull · CALPHAD hull ThU-09Li

Invariant reactions (literature)

Invariant reactions reported in the literature for the Th–U system (8)
T (K)Reaction / phasesCompositions (mole fraction)ClassSourceLocationQuote
1923.15critical point: L -> L1 + L2L: U 0.78model[1] Li 2009Table 3, p. 4, row 8
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1923.15critical point: L -> L1 + L2experimental[1] Li 2009
cites Peterson 1995
Table 3, p. 4, row 7
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1648.15monotectic: L1 -> βTh + L2L1: U 0.51; βTh: U 0.122; L2: U 0.94experimental[1] Li 2009
cites Peterson 1995
Table 3, p. 4, row 1
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1644.15monotectic: L1 -> βTh + L2L1: U 0.507; βTh: U 0.12; L2: U 0.927model[1] Li 2009Table 3, p. 4, row 2
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1543.15metatectic/catatectic: βTh -> αTh + L2βTh: U 0.105; αTh: U 0.088experimental[1] Li 2009
cites Peterson 1995
Table 3, p. 4, row 3
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1543.15metatectic/catatectic: βTh -> αTh + L2βTh: U 0.105; αTh: U 0.088; L2: U 0.95model[1] Li 2009Table 3, p. 4, row 4
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1380.15eutectic: L2 -> αTh + γUL2: U 0.97; αTh: U 0.04; γU: U 0.982model[1] Li 2009Table 3, p. 4, row 6
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1373.15eutectic: L2 -> αTh + γUL2: U 0.96experimental[1] Li 2009
cites Peterson 1995
Table 3, p. 4, row 5
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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. Z.S. Li, X.J. Liu, C.P. Wang, Thermodynamic modeling of the Th–U, Th–Zr and Th–U–Zr systems, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 476, 193-198 (2009). doi:10.1016/j.jallcom.2008.09.051