Thermodynamic modeling of the Cu-Fe-Cr and Cu-Fe-Mn systems

All the thermodynamic and phase diagram information available in the literature on the Cu-Cr system, Cu-Fe-Cr system, and Cu-Fe-Mn system were critically evaluated and used in the thermodynamic optimization to obtain a set of consistent thermodynamic model parameters for the systems. The liquid solutions for the Cu-Cr, Cu-Mn, Fe-Cr, Cu-Fe-Cr, and Cu-Fe-Mn systems were described using the Modified Quasichemical Model (MQM) with pair approximation. The solid solution phases were modeled using the Bragg-Williams random mixing model. Accurate reproduction of all the reliable phase diagram and thermodynamic property data indicates the high reliability of the present thermodynamic optimizations.