Prospects of applying the analogy principle when investigating binary hafnium compounds are considered. The classification of binary hafnium compounds by the main distinctive features of their phase diagrams is developed using a taxonomic approach. Seven uniform groups of compounds under consideration are distinguished and distinctive features of phase diagrams of each group are determined. The rationality of a two dimensional metric, the application of which ensures obtaining qualitative evaluations of similarity of various diagrams and reveals the analog compounds, is substantiated. The results of classification can be used when substantiating the compositions of certain basic hafnium alloys and master alloys. Fig. 1. Results of a taxonomic classification of phase diagrams of binary systems of hafnium. Solid lines mark the groups of analog diagrams and dashed lines mark the complexes of diagrams with quantitative correspondences.
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.