Abstract
The crystal structure and the precise lattice parameters of palladium-cadmium alloys containing 33 to 60 at. pct Cd were determined by X-ray diffraction at 294 K, using samples quenched from 1073 K. The results indicate that at 1073 K the β1(Ll0) phase extends from 33 to 55 at. pct Cd while the β′(B2) phase is stable from 56 to 60 at. pct Cd. No evidence for the existence of a separate high-temperature phase between the β, and β′ phase fields was found. A modification of the currently accepted Pd-Cd phase diagram near the equiatomic composition is proposed. The lattice parameters of the fct β1 - phase have the following values at the stoichiometric composition:a = 0.4 2817 nm,c = 0.3 6310 nm. The molar volume of the β1-phase is a linear function of composition from 33 to 50 at. pct Cd. The partial molar volumes of Pd and Cd have the following values in this range: VPd = 8.87 cm3/g-atom, VCd = 11.18 cm3/g-atom. An analysis of Pd-and Pt-based Ll0 phases indicates that the c/a ratio of these phases is related to their enthalpy of formation. Phases with a small enthalpy of formation have a high c/a ratio while phases with a large enthalpy of formation exhibit a small c/a ratio.
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