Objective The main objective of this project is to provide basic phase stability data for the design of advanced magnesium alloys with improved mechanical properties and reduced density for application in automotive and aeronautic industry.A focal preparation of new alloys with improved mechanical properties and low density requires the knowledge of the phase diagrams, crystal structures, physical, chemical and thermodynamic properties of intermetallic compounds.This project will include investigation and construction of the isothermal sections of phase diagrams of the systems Mg-Li-Gd and Mg-Li-Ca.Investigations in our project can be split up in several sub-tasks:- Critical review of existing literature information and first phase diagram calculations to define crucial experiments- Phase diagram and thermochemical measurements using X-ray diffraction, optical and electron microscopy, differential thermal analysis and solution calorimetry- equilibrium phase and structure analysis- microstructure and solidification behaviour- thermal analysis and calorimetric measurements- Final thermodynamic modelling using state of the art computer software and application calculations.As results, we expect to:- obtain evaluation of the experimental and literature data about the magnesium ternary alloys;- obtain experimental and thermodynamic data about the phase diagrams Mg-Li-Gd and Mg-Li-Ca;- construct the isothermal sections of the Mg-Li-Gd and Mg-Li-Ca phase diagrams on the base of experimental data and thermodynamic calculations;- obtain reliable and quantitative statements concerning stable and metastable phase equilibria of these Mg-Li-X alloys and indicate optimum processing conditions;- obtain indications for related Mg-Li-X systems from the Mg-Li-Gd, Mg-Li-Ca model systems. Programme(s) IC-INTAS - International Association for the promotion of cooperation with scientists from the independent states of the former Soviet Union (INTAS), 1993- Topic(s) 3 - Chemistry INTAS - INTAS Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme Data not available Coordinator Technische Universitat Clausthal EU contribution No data Address 42 Robert-Koch-Str. 38678 Clausthal-Zellerfeld Germany See on map Total cost No data Participants (3) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble France EU contribution No data Address Rue de la Piscine, 1130 38402 Saint Martin d'Heres See on map Total cost No data Ivan Franko Lviv State University Ukraine EU contribution No data Address 6 Kyryla and Mefodia str. 290005 Lviv See on map Total cost No data M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University Russia EU contribution No data Address Leninskiye Gory 119899 Moscow See on map Total cost No data
