Research Article

Avoiding or Promoting Graphite in Carbon-Rich Chromium-Containing CoNiFe Cast Alloys—Part 1: Preliminary Thermodynamic Exploration

Table 1

Thermodynamic calculations for the Co-based alloys (mass fractions at the equilibrium at 500°C).

Thermo-CCo-yCr-3CCo-30Cr-4CCo-30Cr-5C

wt.%30123015.53023
Carbides34.6613.8236.8517.8834.626.52
Graphite01.1501.610.381.46