Experimental study on the phase formation for the Mg-B system in Ar atmosphere

S. C. Yan, G. Yan, C. F. Liu, Y. F. Lu, L. Zhou

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Abstract

We have investigated the phase formation for the Mg-B system in an argon atmosphere using the couple diffusion technique and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). The diffusion experimental result indicates that the solid-solid reaction between magnesium and boron is carried out by magnesium diffusing into boron. DSC curves with different stoichiometric compositions of magnesium and boron as MgxB2 (x = 0.1, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 3.0) show that the solid-solid reaction, Mg melting and liquid-solid reaction occur in turn for the Mg-B system during rising temperature. Based on the results of DSC and couple diffusion, a reaction model for the Mg-B system was discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)298-301
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Alloys and Compounds
Volume437
Issue number1-2
DOIs
StatePublished - 28 Jun 2007

Keywords

  • MgB superconductor
  • Phase formation

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