AbstractExisting experimental information on the constitutions of the four ternary systems Co-Fe-Mo, Cr-Fe-Mo, Fe-Mn-Mo, and Fe-Mo-Ni has been critically assessed, and used to suggest probable constitutional features in each case. In all cases difficulties arise because much of the work on the ternary systems was carried out before a complete understanding of the Fe-Mo system had been arrived at. Consequently, interpretation of the results was frequently incomplete or erroneous. In particular the R-phase of the Fe-Mo system was rarely considered as a constituent In the proposed equilibria. In the case of the Co-Fe-Mo system, it is possible to present a probable surface of primary separation based on original work. Solid-state isothermals from 1300 to 800°C are described. The chief feature is complete solid-solution formation between Fe7Mo6 and Co7Mo6 to form the μ-phase, and the predominating equilibrium in Fe-rich alloys is a α + γ + μ. It is also possible to arrive at a probable liquidus surface for the...
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