CoAlW-L06.xml TransitionTemperatures (Version 1)

Phase Transition Temperatures



Material Composition

Element mole percent
Co 80.5
Al 9.5
W 10

Alloy Processing
Primary Processing: Vacuum Arc Remelting (arc melting)

Secondary Processing:
Homogenization at 1250 Celsius for 48 hours; Environment type: argon Quench type: Water Quenching



Phase Transition Type Temperature Temperature Unit Uncertainty Measurement Method Heating Rate Cooling Rate
Solvus 1023.7 Celsius 9.4 Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) 5Kelvinminute; 10Kelvinminute;
Solidus 1451.4 Celsius 5 Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) 5Kelvinminute; 10Kelvinminute;
Liquidus 1473.5 Celsius 5 Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) 5Kelvinminute; 10Kelvinminute;
Curie 768.5 Celsius 5 Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) 5Kelvinminute; 10Kelvinminute;


Sample Owner Eric Lass
Contact Information: [email protected]


Instrument Netzsch 404c DSC

Comments on experiments

Temperatures were determined on heating. The heating/cooling rate was a maximum of 10 K/min. Some measurements were performed at 5 K/min, and no statistical difference was found between measurement made at 10 K/min and 5 K/min. The solvus temperatures are the average of a minimum of three separate measurements (mixed between 5 K/min and 10 K/min), while the solidus and liquidus temperatures are a single measurement.