Phase Equilibria of the Co-Ti-Ta Ternary System

Abstract

The phase equilibria of the Co-Ti-Ta ternary system at 1000 °C, 1100 °C, and 1200 °C were experimentally investigated using an electron probe microanalyzer and X-ray diffraction. Experimental results show that: (1) No ternary compound exists in the studied isothermal sections; (2) the β(Ti) and β(Ta) phases form the continuous solid solution β(Ti,Ta) in the Ti-Ta side; (3) the solubility of Ta in the (αCo) is less than 5%; (4) the phases of Co2Ti(h) and γ-Co2Ta, Co2Ti(c) and β-Co2Ta form the continuous solid solutions Co2(Ta,Ti)(h) and Co2(Ta,Ti)(c), respectively.