Review Article

Essential Magnesium Alloys Binary Phase Diagrams and Their Thermochemical Data

Table 19

Enthalpy of formation of the Mg-Y intermetallic compounds.

CompoundEnthalpy of formation (kJ/mole·atom)Entropy of formation (J/mole·atom·K)Reference

Mg24Y5 ( )−6.180This work Cal. (Calphad)
[65] Exp.
−6.1[70] Exp.
−5.84[71] Cal. (F.P.)
−5.4[162] (F.P.)

Mg2Y ( )−9.77−0.66This work Cal. (Calphad)
[65] Exp.
−12.0[70] Exp.
−9.17[71] (F.P.)
−8.6[162] (F.P.)

MgY ( )−10.7−1.26This work Cal. (Calphad)
[65] Exp.
−30.3[70] Exp.
−10.64[71] (F.P.)
−10.2[162] (F.P.)