Phase Diagram Evaluations: Section H

The Fe-Pb-Zn S y s t e m
(Iron-Lead-Zinc)
R.C. S h a r m a a n d M. S r i v a s t a v a
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Binary Systems tem. An Fe-Pb phase diagram as assessed by [90Ham] is given

in Fig. 1.
Fe-Pb S y s t e m Fe-Zn S y s t e m
Fe and Pb are immiscible even in the liquid state with limited In the Fe-Zn binary system, a number of intermediate phases,
solubility and very high critical point of the miscibility gap. F, F], 5, and ~, are formed. Table 1 gives the structural informa-
The mutual solid solubilities of Fe and Pb are essentially zero, tion about these phases. An Fe-Zn phase diagram as assessed
and no intermediate compounds are formed in the Fe-Pb sys- by [90Ham] is given in Fig. 2.

Table 1 Phases in Fe-Pb, Pb-Zn, and Fe-Zn Binary Systems

Composition, Pearson Space
Phase at. % symbol group Prototype Comment
f i f e , 0tFe ............................ 100 F e c12 lm3m W bcc
TFe .................................... 100 F e cF4 Fm'3m Cu fcc
P b ...................................... 100 P b cF4 Fm3m Cu fee
Z n ..................................... 100 Z n hP2 P631mmc Mg cph
F ....................................... F e - 7 0 to 8 0 Z n c152 . . . . . . bcc (ordered)
F l ...................................... Fe-~80 Zn . . . . . . . . . foe
5 ........................................ Fe-~87.5 Zn . . . . . . . . . H e x a g o n a l (?)
(FeZn]3) ......................... Fe--93 Zn . . . . . . . . . Monoclinic

Weight Percent Lead

10 2 0 30 40 50 60 70 60 90 100
I000 ...I...I..,.I ..... I..,...I ..... ,.) ....... ,.,I ....... , ..... L...t ......... ,...I...,.,~/. ..... , ........

--G G+L /
g07oC
900-

798aC
28
800

? L2
700-

,~ 600-
L1 + L2

['~ 500-

419.58"C 41.*
400

318.2"C 327.502~
30O - 88.4

~-(Zn) (Pb)---,-

200
o .... Ib 2'o ' 3 0 ......... 4 '0 ..... ~'o .....
6 0 " ..... 7'o do ...... 9 '0 .........1oo

Zn Atomic Percent Lead Pb

Fig. 1 Binary Fe-Pb phase diagram [90Ham].

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Weight P e r c e n l . Z i n c
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 ]00
laOO~
1~,~5"Ci
1500 ~ ~

1394"C ',,,
1300. L
1200
o 1100 i -(TFe)
cD
1000 i
912"C i
cD 900-."
(aFe,~Fe)
~D 800 782~
770'Cb-.....

ooi
600.
~$3~
Uagn. Trans.

500-

~JLv...-v-t,I,19.58 .C
400 "i
300.
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 1oo
Fe ALomic P e r c e n t Zinc Zn

Fig. 2 Binary Fe-Zn phase diagram [90Ham].

Weight Percent Lead

60 70 8O 90 100
1600-

Lj + L2
laa$~
1500

(6Fe) + L

O 1400 ~13a4ac
o
p
(TFe) + L
9~ xaoo

1200

1100

10OO-t~
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Fe A t o m i c Percent Lead Pb

Fig. 3 Binary Pb-Zn phase diagram [93Sri].

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Pb
1.0A
0.9

0.77
0.8

of
0.6

0.5 K
K

o.3/- K

0.2 K
K

O0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.0
Fe XZn Zn

Fig. 4 Calculated Fe-Pb-Zn liquidus projections from 1100 to 1900 K. From [90Ham].

Pb-Zn S y s t e m Fe-Pb-Zn Ternary S y s t e m

The Pb-Zn system has a miscibility gap in the liquid and a
monotectic and eutectic reactions at lower temperatures [Han-
No experimental information is available on phase diagrams in
sen, Hultgren,B]. The mutual solid solubilities of Pb and Zn are
the ternary Fe-Pb-Zn system. [90Ham] calculated the Fe-Pb-
essentially negligible [Hansen, Hultgren,B]. [93Sri] recently
Zn phase diagram. Figure 4 gives liquidus projections at some
calculated a Pb-Zn phase diagram that agrees well with the ex-
temperatures as calculated by [90Ham].
perimental data in the literature. This calculated phase diagram
is accepted here and is shown in Fig. 3.
Cited References

Phase Structures 90Ham: M. Hamalainen, R. Luoma, and P. Taskinen, 'q'hermodynamic

Analysis of the System Iron-Lead-Zinc," Rep. TKK-V-B55, Helsinki
University ofTechnology, Espoo, Finland (1990).
The phases that occur in three binary systems are given in Ta- 93Sri: M. Srivastava and R.C. Sharma, 'Thermodynamic Analysis and
ble 1. No ternary intermediate phases were reported in the Fe- Phase Equilibria Calculations of Pb-Zn, Sn-Zn, and Pb-Sn-Zn Sys-
Pb-Zn ternary system. tems,"J. Phase Equilibria, 14(6), 700-709(1993).
Fe-Pb-Znevaluationcontributedby R.C. Sharma and M. Srivastava, Departmentof Metallurgical Engineering,Indian Institute of Technology,Kanpur,India.
Literature searchedthrough 1993. Dr. Sharmais an Alloy PhaseDiagramProgramContributingEditor for the ternaryzinc alloys.

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