Thermodynamic Assessment of the Fe–Mn–Ni System and Diffusion Mobility of Its Face-Centered Cubic Phase

Abstract

Through extrapolation of updated binary descriptions, the Fe–Mn–Ni system was thermodynamically elucidated in a self-consistent way. The obtained thermodynamic description was confirmed to be reliable by measuring phase equilibria at relatively low temperatures. Our current thermodynamic evaluation can describe the phase stabilities over a wide temperature range and provide a reliable thermodynamic factor for the diffusion mobility optimization. For the face-centered cubic (FCC) phase in the investigated alloy system, optimization of diffusion mobilities was accomplished with the CALPHAD method. Interdiffusivities were extracted based on the composition-distance profiles of diffusion couples investigated herein. Through comprehensive diffusion behavior comparisons, our proposed diffusion mobilities were confirmed.