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Solidification Behavior and Microstructure of Al-7Si Alloys with Individual and Combined Additions of Sr and Yb

Table 4

Enthalpies of formation of Al-(Si)-RE compounds (T = 0 K).

Intermetallic compoundsFormation enthalpy ΔH (kJ/mol)Reference

Al4Sr−31.2[25]
Al2Sr−28.4[25]
Al7Sr8−19.3[25]
Al2Si2Sr−31.38[26]
Al3Yb−31.9[27]
Al2Si2Yb−34.33This work