TY - JOUR T2 - Journal of Mining and Metallurgy, Section B: Metallurgy TI - Experimental study of the Cu-Al-Sn phase equilibria, close to the copper zone VL - 53 IS - 3 SP - 209 EP - 213 PY - 2017 DO - 10.2298/JMMB170515034S AU - D.F. Soares AU - M. Abreu AU - D. Barros AU - F. Castro AD - Universidade do Minho, Mechanical Eng. Department, Campus de Azurém, Guimarães, Portugal; AB - The ternary Cu-Al-Sn phase diagram is the base for several important types of alloys, with relevant industrial interest and applications. The knowledge of the melting/solidification alloys characteristics are determinant for their preparation and properties control. However, there is a lack of experimental information on the ternary phase diagram, at high temperature. In this work, several alloys, with high copper content and additions of Al, up to 10%, and Sn, up to 14% (in wt%), were studied by thermal analysis and by isothermal phase equilibria determination. The alloys liquidus and solidus lines and the binary α + β phase field, at 800 °C, are presented for the studied range of compositions. KW - Phase diagram KW - Cu-Al-Sn KW - Thermal analysis KW - Phase equilibria N1 - Correspondence Address: D.F. Soares, Universidade do Minho, Mechanical Eng. Department, Campus de Azurém, Guimarães, Portugal dsoares@dem.uminho.pt N1 - J. Min. Metall. Sect. B-Metall. 53 (3) B (2017) 209-213. DOI:10.2298/JMMB170515034S PB - Technical Faculty in Bor SN - 14505339 (ISSN) LA - English J2 - J. Min. Metall. Sect. B Metall. M3 - Article ER