Reassessment of Ni-Al and Ni-Fe-Al solidus temperatures

Solidus; temperatures of the B2 NiAl phase have been determined by high-temperature differential thermal analysis for binary melt compositions NixAl100-x (45 < x < 57) and for ternary alloys FeyNi50-yAl50 (0 less than or equal to y less than or equal to 50). It was shown that the melting temperature of the stoichiometric Ni50Al50 phase is 1681 degreesC, which is 43 K higher than some literature data. The solidus line at the Ni-rich side of the Ni-Al phase diagram exhibits a steeper slope than that reported previously. Substituting Fe for Ni, the decrease of solidus temperature along the isoplethal section with 50 at.% Al of the ternary Ni-Fe-Al phase diagram exhibits a steep initial slope of -13 K/at.% Fe for small Fe-fractions, which changes into a nearly linear decrease with an average slope of -8.5 K/at.% Fe.