Prediction of phase equilibria in the In-Sb-Pb system

Binary thermodynamic data, successfully used for phase diagram calculations of the binary systems In-Sb, Pb-Sb and In-Pb, were used for the prediction of the phase equilibria in the ternary In-Sb-Pb system. The predicted equilibrium phase diagram of the vertical Pb-InSb section was compared with the results of differential thermal analysis (DTA) and optical microscopy. The calculated phase diagram of the isothermal section at 300 °C was compared with the experimentally (SEM, EDX) determined composition of phases in the chosen alloys after annealing. Very good agreement between the binary-based thermodynamic prediction and the experimental data was found in all cases. The calculated liquidus projection of the ternary In-Sb-Pb system is also presented.