Experimental determination of the isothermal sections and the

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liquidus surface projection of the Mo-Si-Cr ternary system

Hao Wu, Changrong Li, Cuiping Guo, Zhenmin Du

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(School of Materials Science and Engineering,
University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China)

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The isothermal sections at 1200 and 1000 ℃ and the liquidus projection of the Mo-

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Cr-Si system have been experimentally determined based on the microstructures, the
phase structure analyses and the phase constitutions of the as-cast and the
isothermally heat treated alloys in whole composition range, using scanning electron
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microscopy (SEM) equipped with energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) and X-ray
diffraction (XRD) techniques. In the isothermal section at 1000 and 1200 °C, five
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three-phase regions and ten two-phase regions were derived, and no ternary
compounds were observed. Eight primary solidification regions and five univariant
reaction lines were deduced based on the study on the solidification processes of the
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as-cast alloys in the liquidus surface projection. In addition, the stoichiometry

compounds Mo5Si3 and Cr5Si3 are the phases of the same structure (W5Si3-type) but
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different compositions, forming two line compounds Mo-rich Mo(Cr)5Si3 and Cr-rich
Cr(Mo)5Si3. The present experimental results could be used for the further
thermodynamic assessment of the Mo-Si-Cr ternary system, and be helpful for the
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database development of the multi-components Nb/Mo-Si-based superalloy system.

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 Keywords: The Mo-Cr-Si ternary system; Isothermal sections; Liquidus projection;
Solidification paths; Phase diagram; Microstructure

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1. Introduction

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For last few decades, extensive efforts have been made to explore ultrahigh
temperature structural materials that can be used in harsh working conditions, such as
high temperature ranges (more than 1100°C), high mechanical stresses (variable or
invariable), hot oxidizing atmospheres, hot corrosive liquids and other harmful

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environments. Those structural materials are used in many fields such as aerospace

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engine, energy field, nuclear industry and gas turbine wheels [1-3]. On the basis of the
properties of refractory metal silicides at high temperature, Nb/Mo-Si based in-situ
composite alloys are promising candidates due to their capacity of high level of
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ductility and toughness, and resistance to corrosion fluids at elevated temperatures [4-8].
It is worth noting that the molybdenum silicides (MoSi2, Mo5Si3) have high melting
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point, high temperature tensile strength, creep resistance, electrical and thermal
conductivities, but Mo5Si3 shows a poor oxidation resistance at high temperatures and
MoSi2 suffers from pest degradation at low temperatures [9-12]. To control the
oxidation and to achieve the good balance of those properties, the microstructure
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controlling and the element alloying are considerable methods. The addition of the Cr
element into the Mo-Si based alloys can form a protective Cr2O3 scale to prevent
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“pest”, α-crystobalite layer to enhance the oxidation resistance at high temperature

(above 1200℃) [13,14]. Furthermore, the effects of Cr element can not only reduce the
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coefficient of thermal expansion significantly, but also improve the plasticity in Mo-
Si based alloys. It is necessary to explore the Mo-Si-Cr ternary system for developing
the Nb/Mo-Si based ultrahigh temperature structural materials for the purpose of
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materials research and process control. The perspective of this study is to obtain the
liquidus surface projection and the isothermal sections of the Mo-V-Si ternary system
through the analyses of the phase equilibria and the solidification paths.
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 2. Experimental information on phase equilibria in the Mo-Si-Cr system

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A plenty of researches have been investigated on the diagrams of the constituent
binaries of the Mo-Si-Cr ternary system, Mo-Si[15-19], Cr-Si[20-23], Mo-Cr[24-26]. The
phase diagrams of the related sub-binaries of the Mo-Si-Cr ternary system are

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displayed in Fig. 1, the recent data of their invariant phase equilibria are summarized
in Table 1, and their relevant crystallographic data of solid phases are given in Table 2.
One of the first studies about the phase equilibria in the Mo-Si binary system was

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investigated by Berkowitz-mattuck and Dils [17], indicating the existence of
intermetallic phases Mo3Si (Pm-3n, cP8, Cr3Si-type), Mo5Si3 (I4/mcm, tI32, W5Si3-

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type) and αMoSi2 (I4/mmm, tI6, MoSi2-type). The MoSi2 phase undergoes a
polymorphic transformation from the low temperature tetragonal αMoSi2 structure to
the high-temperature hexagonal βMoSi2 structure (P6222, hP9, CrSi2-type) at about
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1900 ℃. Besides four intermetallic phases, the Mo-Si binary system includes three
condensed-state solution phases, two terminal phases Bcc-Mo as well as Diamond-Si
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and the liquid phase. Frankwicz and Perepezko [15] reported that the βMoSi2 phase is a
metastable phase, which can be obtained only in rapid solidification, mechanical
alloying or thin film deposition. The αMoSi2 was defined as the only stable phase of
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MoSi2[18,19].
The Cr-Si system exists five intermetallic compounds Cr3Si (Pm-3n, cP8, Cr3Si-type),
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αCr5Si3 (I4/mcm, tI32, W5Si3-type), βCr5Si3 (P63/mcm, hp16, Mn5Si3-type), CrSi

(p213, cP8, FeSi), and CrSi2 (P6222, hP9, CrSi2-type), three solution phases, Bcc-Cr,
Diamond-Si and the liquid phase. The thermodynamic model of high-temperature
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phase βCr5Si3 which presents a small solubility range in the Cr-Si binary system was
first introduced by Du and Schuster [21].
The Mo-Cr system is characterized by the continuous solutions of the liquid phase
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and the high temperature solid solution BCC(Mo,Cr) which presents a miscibility gap
at low temperature with a maximum of 908 ℃ [26].
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Fig.1. Phase diagrams of the sub-binaries constituting the Mo-Si-V ternary system

Table 1. Invariant reactions in the equilibrium phase diagrams of the Mo-Si and the Cr-Si binary
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Type Phase reaction Compositions of involved phases T/℃ Ref

at. % of Si
p1 L+(Mo)↔Mo3Si 25.72Si 4Si 25Si 2063 [19]
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e1 L↔Mo3Si+Mo5Si3 26.4Si 25Si 37Si 2063

e2 L↔Mo5Si3+MoSi2 54Si 40Si 66.7Si 1923
e3 L↔MoSi2+(Si) 98.3Si 66.7Si 100Si 1406
e4 L↔(Cr)+Cr3Si 17Si 9.5Si 24.5Si 1701 [21]
e5 L↔Cr3Si+βCr5Si3 50.38Si 37.09Si 28.93Si 1664
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p2 L+βCr5Si3↔αCr5Si3 50.38Si 37.37Si 35.5Si 1519

e6 βCr5Si3↔αCr5Si3+Cr3Si 37.28Si 37,5Si 28.57Si 1488
p3 L+αCr5Si3↔CrSi 54.66Si 37.5Si 50Si 1424
e7 L↔CrSi+CrSi2 57.54Si 50Si 66.23Si 1408
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e8 L↔(Si)+CrSi2 85.36Si 100Si 67.87Si 1328

*Note: e–the eutectic reaction in binary systems; p–the peritectic reaction in binary systems.

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Table 2. Crystallographic data of all phases in the Mo-Cr-Si system

Phase Pearson Space prototype Lattice parameters(nm)

Symbol group a b c
MoSi2 [19] tI6 I4/mmm MoSi2 0.3211 0.3211 0.7825

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Mo5Si3 [19] tI32 I4/mcm W5Si3 0.9650 0.9650 0.4911
Mo3 Si[19] cP8 Pm-3n Cr3Si 0.4897 0.4897 0.4897
CrSi2 [20,21] hP9 P6222 CrSi2 0.4430 0.8123
CrSi[20,21] cP8 P213 FeSi 0.4622 0.6365
αCr5Si3[21] TI32 I4/mcm W5Si3 0.9150

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βCr5Si3[21] hP16 P63/mcm Mn5Si3 0.6993 0.4726
Cr3Si[20,21] cP8 Pm-3n Cr3Si 0.4555

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3. Experimental procedures
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In the present work, the starting materials were Molybdenum wire (99.99%), Silicon
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particles (99.99%) and Chromium pellets (99.99%), supplied by Trillion Metals Co.
Ltd, Beijing China. The proper amount of each sample about 3.5 g was prepared on a
water-cooled cooper crucible by the non-consumable tungsten arc-melting under an
argon atmosphere and with titanium as oxygen getter material. Each alloy button was
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turned over and re-melted at least six times to improve the homogeneity. Then, the
buttons were cut into several pieces for different analysis and purposes.
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The samples which were isothermally treated at 1000℃ for 2160 hours need, at first,
to be sealed into quartz tubes filled with high purity Ar atmosphere at 0.1 MPa to
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avoid oxidation. While the samples which were isothermally treated at 1200℃ for
1440 hours need, at first, to be sealed into double-layer quartz sleeves to prevent from
unhopeful rupture. After heat treatment, the annealed ingots were rapidly quenched in
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water, in order to ensure obtaining equilibrium relationships at the corresponding

isothermal temperatures.
The sample microstructure and the phase compositions were measured by scanning
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electron microscopy (SEM) equipped with energy disperse spectroscopy (EDS) (JSM-
6480LV). The analyses of phases structures were carried out using X-ray

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 diffractometer (XRD) with Cu Kα radiation at 40.0KV, the scanning range 10~90°

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and the step size 0.01°. The phase identification was analyzed with Jade 5.0 [27].

4. Results and discussion

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4.1 The isothermal sections at 1200 and 1000 ºC

For the investigations of the isothermal sections at 1200 ℃ for 1440 hours and at
1000 ℃ for 2160 hours of the Mo-Si-Cr ternary alloys, 37 samples for each

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temperature were prepared. Relations of phase equilibria (two-phase and three-phase

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regions) were determined from the results of SEM and EDS measurements of alloys
annealed at the given temperature, and assisted by XRD analyses. Due to the mass
loss at melting, the real sample composition is slightly different from the nominal one.
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The nominal compositions, the global compositions and the constituent phases of all
samples are summarized in Table A1 in Appendix 1.
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For the illustration of the phase equilibria information of the Mo-Si-Cr ternary system
at the given temperature, the most representative back scattered electron (BSE)
images and XRD patterns are discussed as follows. The isothermal sections of the
Mo–Si–Cr ternary system at 1200 and 1000℃ are finally constructed as shown in Fig.
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2 (a) and (b), and the sample numbers of all tested samples are marked in Fig. 2.
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Fig. 2. The isothermal sections of the Mo-Si-Cr ternary system at 1200 ºC and 1000 ºC.

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 4.1.1 The Si-rich corner in the Mo-Si-Cr ternary system at 1200 ºC

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The microstructures and the constituent phases of the alloys A17 (Mo13Cr17Si70) and
A18 (Mo8Cr7Si85) with Si > 66.6 at.% were measured by SEM-BSE, which are
shown in Fig. 3 (a) and (b), respectively. The XRD results of A17 and A18 are shown

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in Fig. 3 (c) and (d). The BSE micrographic images of the alloys A17 and A18 of Fig.
3 (a) and (b) present a typical state of the three-phase equilibrium (Mo(Cr)Si2 light-
gray + Cr(Mo)Si2 dark-gray + diamond-Si black) at 1200 °C for 1440 hours. The

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constituent phases were measured by SEM-EDS with XRD patterns, as shown in Fig.
3 (c) and (d). The maximum solubility of Cr in MoSi2 was confirmed to be ~5.50 at.%,

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and that of Mo in CrSi2 was ~13.05 at.%， respectively. Mo(Cr)Si2 and Cr(Mo)Si2
form a two-phase equilibrium.
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The SEM-BSE micrographic image of the typical two phases, (Cr(Mo)Si2 light gray
phase + diamond-Si dark gray phase), observed in the alloy A33 (Mo10Cr23Si67) is
presented in Fig. 4 (a) and the related XRD patterns of constituent phases are shown
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in Fig.4 (b). The other two-phase equilibrium region Mo(Cr)Si2 + diamond-Si can be
deduced reasonably from the terminal binary Mo-Si equilibrium and the three-phase
equilibrium Mo(Cr)Si2 + Cr(Mo)Si2 + diamond-Si.
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Fig. 3. Typical ternary SEM-BSE images and XRD patterns obtained from A17 (a and c) and A18
(b and d) annealed at 1200 °C for 1440 hours.
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Fig. 4. SEM-BSE image (a) and XRD patterns (b) for the alloy A33

4.1.2 The phase equilibria formed with the compound phase CrSi at 1200 ºC
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The phase equilibria formed with the compound phase CrSi includes three two-phase
equilibria and two three-phase equilibria. Fig. 5 (a) and (b) show the equilibrium
microstructure and the XRD patterns of the alloy A16 (Mo8Cr59Si33), respectively,
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locating in the three-phase equilibrium region of Cr(Mo)Si + Mo(Cr)Si2 + Cr(Mo)Si2.

The three-phase equilibrium of Cr(Mo)Si + Mo(Cr)Si2 + Cr(Mo)5Si3 will be presented
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in the following section with the alloy A21. Since the three-phase region of Cr(Mo)Si

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there exists a two-phase equilibrium Mo(Cr)Si2 + Cr(Mo)Si in between.
The two typical two-phase microstructures Cr(Mo)Si + Cr(Mo)Si2 and Cr(Mo)Si
+Cr(Mo)5Si3 exist in the alloys A23 (Mo2Cr40Si58) and A28 (Mo3Cr48Si49) as shown

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in Fig. 6 (a) and (c), and the related XRD spectra of the constituent phases are
displayed in Fig. 6 (b) and (d), respectively.
The two-phase equilibrium of Mo(Cr)Si2 + Cr(Mo)Si2 is further confirmed by the
three-phase equilibrium Cr(Mo)Si + Mo(Cr)Si2 + Cr(Mo)Si2 of the alloy A16.

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Fig. 5 SEM-BSE image (a) and XRD patterns (b) for the alloy A16 annealed at 1200 °C for 1440
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Fig. 6 SEM-BSE images and XRD patterns obtained from the alloys A23 (a and b) and A28 (c
and d) annealed at 1200 °C for 1440 hours.

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 4.1.3 The phase equilibria formed with the the line compound phase M5Si3 at 1200

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The alloys with the composition range of 66 > Si> 37.5 at.% were selected to
investigate the phase equilibrium regions with the line compound phase M5Si3,

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including six two-phase equilibria and three three-phase equilibria.
Fig. 7 (a) presents the three-phase microstructures of the alloy A21 (Mo18Cr24Si58) in
the three-phase equilibrium region Cr(Mo)Si + Mo(Cr)Si2 + Cr(Mo)5Si3. The XRD

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spectra of the alloy A21 is displayed in Fig. 7 (b).
It should be noted that the compounds Mo5Si3 and Cr5Si3 possess the same crystal

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structures as I4/mcm, tI32, W5Si3-type, but the microstructure images and the XRD
patterns of the alloys A27 (Mo30Cr31Si39) and A35 (Mo22Cr47Si31) show two three-
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phase regions Mo(Cr)5Si3 + Cr(Mo)5Si3 + Mo(Cr)Si2 and Mo(Cr)5Si3 + Cr(Mo)5Si3 +
M3Si as in Fig. 7 (c) with (d) and (e) with (f), respectively. It is illustrated that the
solid solutions Mo5Si3 and Cr5Si3 are not continuous, and there exists a solidus
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miscibility gap between the Mo-rich side of Mo(Cr)5Si3 and the Cr-rich side of
Cr(Mo)5Si3, forming a two-phase equilibrium Mo(Cr)5Si3 + Cr(Mo)5Si3.
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Fig. 7 SEM-BSE images and XRD patterns obtained from the alloys A21 (a and b), A27 (c and d)
and A35 (e and f) annealed at 1200 °C for 1440 hour.
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Four typical two-phase microstructures Mo(Cr)Si2 + Cr(Mo)5Si3, Mo(Cr)Si2 +

Mo(Cr)5Si3, Mo(Cr)5Si3 + M3Si and Cr(Mo)5Si3 + M3Si occur in the alloys A14
(Mo30Cr20Si50), A24 (Mo38Cr10Si52), A30 (Mo42Cr27Si31) and A11 (Mo11Cr61Si28), as
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shown in Fig. 8. The related XRD patterns of these alloys are presented in Fig. 9.
The sixth two-phase equilibrium formed with the line compound phase M5Si3 is
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Cr(Mo)Si + Cr(Mo)5Si3, as mentioned in the above section with the sample A28.
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Fig. 8 SEM-BSE images of the alloys A14 (a), A24 (b), A30 (c) and A11 (d).
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Fig. 9 XRD patterns of the alloys A14 (a), A24 (b), A30 (c) and A11 (d).

4.1.4 The two-phase equilibria between M3Si and Bcc at 1200 ºC

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As shown in the SEM-BSE micrographic images of the alloys A2 (Mo73Cr15Si12) and

A9 (Mo9Cr69Si22), the only two-phase microstructures (M3Si + Bcc) can be observed

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 in Fig. 10 (a) and (c). The XRD patterns of these alloys are displayed in Fig. 10 (b)

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and (d). The composition of the alloy A2 is about in the middle of the two-phase
equilibrium region M3Si+Bcc with about half amount for each phase. While the
composition of the alloy A9 is near the equilibrium phase M3Si with a much larger

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amount of M3Si than that of Bcc.

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Fig. 10 SEM-BSE images and XRD patterns obtained from the alloys A2 (a and b) and A9 (c and
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d) annealed at 1200 °C for 1440 hours.

4.1.5 The phase equilibria at 1000 ºC

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Based on the SEM-BSE images and the XRD patterns of the alloys B18 (Mo7Cr9Si84),
B19 (Mo22Cr10Si68), B22 (Mo7Cr35Si58), B21 (Mo17Cr30Si53), B27 (Mo29Cr32Si39) and
B35 (Mo24Cr44Si32), annealed at 1000 °C for 2160 hours as shown in Figs. 11-13,
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there are five three-phase regions Mo(Cr)Si2 + Cr(Mo)Si2 + diamond-Si; Mo(Cr)Si2 +

Cr(Mo)Si2 + Cr(Mo)Si; Mo(Cr)Si2 + Cr(Mo)Si + Cr(Mo)5Si3; Mo(Cr)Si2 +
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Mo(Cr)5Si3 + Cr(Mo)5Si3 and Mo(Cr)5Si3 + Cr(Mo)5Si3 + M3Si.

Fig. 14 shows the SEM-BSE micrographic images of the alloys located in seven two-
phase regions, B2 (Mo78Cr14Si8) and B9 (Mo9Cr73Si18) in M3Si + Bcc, B12
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(Mo20Cr51Si29) in Cr(Mo)5Si3 + M3Si, B29 (Mo58Cr10Si32) in Mo(Cr)5Si3 + M3Si, B24

(Mo41Cr9Si50) in Mo(Cr)5Si3 + Mo(Cr)Si2, B20 (Mo30Cr10Si60) in Cr(Mo)5Si3 +

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 Mo(Cr)Si2, B28 (Mo2Cr51Si47) in Cr(Mo)5Si3 + Cr(Mo)Si and B23 (Mo5Cr32Si63) in

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Cr(Mo)Si + Cr(Mo)Si2, respectively.
Based on the above experimental results, the other five two-phase regions, diamond-
Si + Mo(Cr)Si2, diamond-Si + Cr(Mo)Si2, Mo(Cr)Si2 + Cr(Mo)Si, Mo(Cr)Si2 +

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Cr(Mo)Si2 and Mo(Cr)5Si3 + Cr(Mo)5Si3 were reasonably deduced.

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Fig.11 SEM-BSE images and XRD patterns obtained from the alloys B18 (a and c) and B19 (b
and d) annealed at 1000 °C for 2160 hours.
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Fig.12 Typical ternary BSE images obtained from the alloys B22 (a), B21 (b), B27 (c) and B35 (d)
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annealed at 1000 °C for 2160 hours.
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Fig. 13 XRD patterns obtained from the alloys B22 (a), B21 (b), B27 (c) and B35 (d) annealed at
1000 °C for 2160 hours.

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Fig. 14 BSE images obtained from alloys B2 (a), B9 (b), B12 (c), B29 (d), B24 (e), B20 (f), B28
(g) and B23 (h) annealed at 1000 °C for 2160 hours.
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4.2 Experimental results of liquidus projection

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For construction of the liquidus surface projection of the Mo-Cr-Si ternary system, 37
alloys, with the compositions as shown in Fig.15, were prepared. The experimental

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Mo-Cr-Si alloys are given in Table A2 in Appendix 1.

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Fig. 15. Liquidus projection of the Mo-Cr-Si ternary system proposed in the present work.

Depend on the analysis of the present experimental results, eight primary

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solidification phases exist in the Mo-Cr-Si ternary system. The BSE micrographs and
XRD patterns of the most representative as-cast alloys are presented and their
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solidification paths are discussed in the following.

4.2.1 The primary phases of Bcc and M3Si

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The BSE micrographs of the alloys C2 (Mo77Cr13Si10) and C8 (Mo20Cr71Si9) as shown

in Fig. 16 (a) and (c), indicate that these two alloys are located in the primary
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solidification region of Bcc. The corresponding XRD patterns are given in Fig. 16 (b)
and (d). Combined with XRD patterns, both the alloys C2 and C8 consist of the light

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 gray primary solidification phase Bcc and the dark gray phase M3Si. The

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solidification path is deduced as liq.→Bcc followed by liq.→Bcc+M3Si. It can be
noticed, from the different grain sizes of the primary solidified phase Bcc in the alloys
C2 and C8, that the grain size of the primary BCC in C2 solidified at higher

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temperature is bigger but the eutectic microstructure is devoiced, while in C8 the
grain size of the primary BCC solidified at lower temperature is smaller but the
eutectic microstructure (Bcc + M3Si) is clear.

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Fig. 16. SEM-BSE images and XRD patterns of the as-cast alloys C2 (a and c) and C8 (b and d).

The BSE micrographs of the as-cast alloys C11 (Mo10Cr62Si28) and C30 (Mo51Cr26Si23)
are shown in Fig. 17 (a) and (b). Their primary solidified phase is the white phase
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M3Si. Combined with the XRD patterns in Fig.17 (c), the white phase M3Si and the
dark gray phase Cr(Mo)5Si3 exist in the alloy C11, which suggests the residual liquid
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solidified as the two-phase eutectic (M3Si + Cr(Mo)5Si3). Combined with the XRD
patterns in Fig.17 (d), the white phase M3Si and the dark gray phase Mo(Cr)5Si3 exist
in the alloy C30, which suggests the solidification path moves from the primary phase
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M3Si to the eutectic reaction liq.→ M3Si + Mo(Cr)5Si3.

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Fig. 17. SEM-BSE images and XRD patterns of the as-cast alloys C11 (a and c) and C30 (b and d).

4.2.2 The primary phases of Mo(Cr)5Si3 and Cr(Mo)5Si3

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The primary solidification phases of the alloys C15 (Mo11Cr41Si48) and C28
(Mo3Cr51Si46) are Cr(Mo)5Si3, as shown in Fig. 18 (a) and (b). Combined with the
related XRD patterns in Fig. 18 (c) and (d), the constituent phases of the alloys C15
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and C28 are different, three phases (Cr(Mo)5Si3 light gray phase + Mo(Cr)Si2 gray
phase + Cr(Mo)Si dark gray phase) in C15 and two phases (Cr(Mo)5Si3 light gray
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phase + Cr(Mo)Si dark gray phase) in C28. The solidification path of the alloy C28 is
liq. → Cr(Mo)5Si3, followed by the peritectic reaction liq. + Cr(Mo)5Si3→ Cr(Mo)Si .
Although the primary phases of the alloys C15 and C28 are the same, the
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solidification path of the alloy C15 is different from that of C28, and is liq. →
Cr(Mo)5Si3, followed by the univariant eutectic reaction liq.→ Cr(Mo)5Si3 +
Mo(Cr)Si2, along which the composition of the liquid phase moves towards the
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invariant peritectic reaction point P1, liq. + Cr(Mo)5Si3 + Mo(Cr)Si2 → Cr(Mo)Si

until the end of the solidification process.
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As shown in Fig.19 (a) and (b), the Mo(Cr)5Si3 (light gray phase) is the primary
solidification phase in both alloys C14 (Mo29Cr24Si47) and C27 (Mo29Cr33Si38).

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C14 and C27 are different, three phases (Mo(Cr)5Si3 light gray phase + Cr(Mo)5Si3
dark gray phase + Mo(Cr)Si2 gray phase) in C14 and another three phases
(Mo(Cr)5Si3 light gray phase + Cr(Mo)5Si3 gray phase + M3Si dark gray phase) in

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C27. The solidification path of the alloy C14 is liq. → Mo(Cr)5Si3, followed by the
univariant eutectic reaction liq. → Mo(Cr)5Si3 + Mo(Cr)Si2 and along the univariant
line, the composition of the liquid phase moves towards the invariant transitional
reaction point U3, liq. + Mo(Cr)5Si3 → Cr(Mo)5Si3 + Mo(Cr)Si2, until the end of the

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solidification process. The solidification path of alloy C27 is liq. → Mo(Cr)5Si3,

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followed by the univariant eutectic reaction liq. → Mo(Cr)5Si3 + Cr(Mo)5Si3, and
along the univariant line, the composition of the liquid phase moves towards the
invariant transitional reaction point U4, liq. + Mo(Cr)5Si3 → M3Si + Cr(Mo)5Si3, until
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Fig. 18. SEM-BSE images and XRD patterns of the as-cast alloys C15 (a and c) and C28 (b and d).
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Fig. 19. SEM-BSE images and XRD patterns of the as-cast alloys C14 (a and c) and C27 (b and d).

4.2.3 The primary phases of Mo(Cr)Si2 and Cr(Mo)Si2

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The same primary phase Mo(Cr)Si2 was observed in both of the alloys C18
(Mo7Cr9Si84) and C22 (Mo9Cr33Si58) as shown in Fig. 20 (a) and (c). Combined the
XRD patterns in Fig. 20 (b) and (d), the constituent phases of the alloys C18 and C22
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are different, three phases (Si black phase + Mo(Cr)Si2 white phase + Cr(Mo)Si2 gray
phase) in C18 and another three phases (Mo(Cr)Si2 light gray phase + Cr(Mo)Si2 gray
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phase + Cr(Mo)Si dark gray phase) in C22. The solidification path of alloy of C18 is
liq. → Mo(Cr)Si2, followed by the univariant eutectic reaction liq.→ Mo(Cr)Si2 +
Cr(Mo)Si2, and along the univariant eutectic reaction line, the liquid composition
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moves towards the invariant transitional reaction point U1, liq. + Mo(Cr)Si2 →
Cr(Mo)Si2 + Diamond-Si, until the end of the solidification process. Although the
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solidification path of the alloy C22 is followed by the same univariant eutectic
reaction as that of the alloy C18, the solidification path of the alloy C22 moves along
the univariant line towards the different direction, the invariant transitional reaction
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U2, liq. + Mo(Cr)Si2 → Cr(Mo)Si2 + Cr(Mo)Si, until the end of the solidification
process.

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are shown in Fig.20 (e) and (f). There exist three phases (Cr(Mo)Si2 gray phase,

Mo(Cr)Si2 light gray phase and Cr(Mo)Si dark gray phase) in the alloy C23. The
primary phase is Cr(Mo)Si2. The solidification path is liq.→ Cr(Mo)Si2, followed by

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the univariant eutectic reaction, liq.→ Cr(Mo)Si2 + Mo(Cr)Si2. Along the univariant
eutectic reaction line, the liquid composition moves towards the invariant transitional
reaction point U2, liq. + Mo(Cr)Si2 → Cr(Mo)Si2 + Cr(Mo)Si, until the end of the
solidification process.

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Fig. 20. SEM-BSE images and XRD patterns of the as-cast alloys: C18 (a and b), C22 (c and d)
and C23 (e and f).
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5. Conclusions

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 The isothermal sections at 1200 and 1000℃ and the liquidus surface projection of the

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Mo-Cr-Si ternary system in its complete composition range have been determined by
means of SEM/BSE, EDS and XRD.
The whole liquidus surface projection consists of eight primary solidification regions,

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including Diamond-Si, Mo(Cr)Si2, Cr(Mo)Si2, Cr(Mo)Si, Mo(Cr)5Si3, Cr(Mo)5Si3,
M3Si and Bcc; five invariant reactions, including four transitional reactions, liq. +
Mo(Cr)Si2→ Cr(Mo)Si2 + Diamond-Si (U1), liq. + Mo(Cr)Si2→ Cr(Mo)Si2 +
Cr(Mo)Si (U2), liq. + Mo(Cr)5Si3→ Cr(Mo)5Si3 + Mo(Cr)Si2 (U3), liq. +

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Mo(Cr)5Si3→ Cr(Mo)5Si3 + M3Si (U4) and one peritectic invariant reaction ,

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liq.+Cr(Mo)5Si3 + Mo(Cr)Si2→ Cr(Mo)Si (P1).
The phase equilibrium relations of the isothermal sections at 1200 and 1000℃ of the
Mo-Cr-Si ternary system are very similar, including five three-phase regions, ①
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Diamond-Si + Mo(Cr)Si2 + Cr(Mo)Si2, ② Mo(Cr)Si2 + Cr(Mo)Si2 + Cr(Mo)Si, ③
Mo(Cr)Si2 + Cr(Mo)Si + Cr(Mo)5Si3, ④ Mo(Cr)Si2 + Mo(Cr)5Si3 + Cr(Mo)5Si3, ⑤
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Mo(Cr)5Si3 + Cr(Mo)5Si3 +M3Si. No ternary compound was identified according to
the present experimental results.
The present experimental results of the Mo-Cr-Si ternary system may contribute to
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thermodynamic assessment of the Mo-Cr-Si ternary system and the development of

the thermodynamic database of the Mo/Nb–Si–based multi-component system for
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ultra-high temperature applications.

Acknowledgement
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The authors would like to acknowledge the National Natural Science Foundation of
China (No. 52071011 and No. 51571019) for the financial supports.
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Table A1. Constituent phases and their compositions in the Mo–Si–Cr alloys annealed at
1200ºC,1440 hours, and 1000ºC, 2160 hours
T(ºC)/Annealed Alloys’ Equilibrated phases Phase compositions(at.%)
Nominal composition Global composition(at%)

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time(hrs) numbe Phase 1/Phase 2/Phase 3 Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3

r Mo Si Cr Mo Si Cr Mo Si Cr

A1 Mo80Si10Cr10 Mo83.9Si10.8Cr5.3 M3Si/Bcc 72.54 22.24 5.21 92.08 4.06 3.86

A2 Mo70Si10Cr20 Mo73Si12Cr15 M3Si/Bcc 62.25 20.63 17.11 89.50 0.44 10.06

A3 Mo70Si20Cr10 Mo72.9Si18.6Cr8.5 M3Si/Bcc 71.31 20.21 8.48 88.69 5.38 5.93

A4 Mo65Si10Cr25 Mo66.4Si8.5Cr25.1 M3Si/Bcc

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48.42 22.50 29.08 75.36 0.89 23.74

A5 Mo50Si10Cr40 Mo49.9Si10.4Cr39.7 M3Si/Bcc 37.58 20.02 42.4 62.94 1.07 35.99

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A6 Mo60Si20Cr20 Mo62.5Si19Cr18.5 M3Si/Bcc 61.87 19.71 18.42 83.92 0.20 15.88

A7 Mo30Si10Cr60 Mo30.2Si8.8Cr61 M3Si/Bcc 24.74 21.40 53.86 33.19 2.00 64.81

A8 Mo20Si10Cr70 Mo19Si9Cr72 M3Si/Bcc 17.21 20.46 62.33 20.34 3.52 76.14

A9 Mo10Si20Cr70 Mo9.3Si21.4Cr69.3 M3Si/Bcc 9,10 22.33 68.57 10.02 4.37 85.61

A10 Mo10Si10Cr80 Mo9.7Si11.4Cr78.9 M3Si/Bcc 10.04 22.43 67.54 10.79 4.32 84.89

A11 Mo10Si30Cr60 Mo11Si28.2Cr60.8

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A12 Mo20Si30Cr50 Mo20.5Si28Cr51.5 Mo(Cr)5Si3/M3Si 36.10 35.49 28.41 16.56 24.84 58.61

A29 Mo60Si30Cr10 Mo61.1Si32.1Cr6.8 Mo(Cr)5Si3/M3Si 59.31 35.97 4.72 62.45 23.52 14.03
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A30 Mo40Si30Cr30 Mo41.6Si31Cr27.4 Mo(Cr)5Si3/M3Si 46.07 35.86 18.07 38.87 23.85 37.28

A34 Mo35Si30Cr35 Mo35.3Si28.8Cr35.9 Mo(Cr)5Si3/M3Si 42.20 35.50 22.30 32.20 24.20 43.60

A35 Mo25Si30Cr45 Mo22.4Si30.6Cr47 Mo(Cr)5Si3/Cr(Mo)5Si3/M3Si 34.00 35.50 30.50 28.40 35.50 36.10 11.20 23.70 65.10

1200/1440h A27 Mo30Si40Cr30 Mo30.3Si38.4Cr31.3 Mo(Cr)5Si3/Cr(Mo)5Si3/MoSi2 35.76 36.79 27.45 29.03 37.15 33.81 33.81 64.88 1.32

A24 Mo40Si50Cr10 Mo37.8Si52.2Cr10 Mo(Cr)5Si3/MoSi2 44.26 36.49 19.25 34.22 65.77 0.01
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A25 Mo50Si40Cr10 Mo53.7Si41.5Cr4.8 Mo(Cr)5Si3/MoSi2 56.75 36.63 6.61 34.06 65.62 0.33

A14 Mo30Si50Cr20 Mo29.8Si49.8Cr20.4 Cr(Mo)5Si3/MoSi2 29.54 36.58 33.88 33.58 65.43 0.99

A20 Mo30Si60Cr10 Mo28.5Si59.3Cr12.2 Cr(Mo)5Si3/MoSi2 20.39 39.22 40.39 33.20 65.60 1.20
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A21 Mo15Si60Cr25 Mo18.1Si58.1Cr23.8 Cr(Mo)5Si3/MoSi2/Cr(Mo)Si 5.03 37.06 58.91 30.92 64.78 4.29 1.85 50.29 47.86

A15 Mo15Si45Cr40 Mo15.6Si46.7Cr37.7 Cr(Mo)5Si3/MoSi2 6.64 37.90 55.46 30.86 65.49 5.66

A16 Mo10Si60Cr30 Mo8.4Si58.9Cr32.7 Mo(Cr)Si2/Cr(Mo)Si2/Cr(Mo)Si 23.54 64.78 11.68 10.38 64.85 24.77 1.46 49.47 49.07

A23 Mo2Si60Cr38 Mo2.3Si58.1Cr39.7 Cr(Mo)Si/Cr(Mo)Si2 0.40 47.50 52.10 3.05 63.03 33.92
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A28 Mo2.5Si50Cr47.5 Mo2.6Si49.1Cr48.3 Cr(Mo)Si/Cr(Mo)5Si3 1.40 47.75 50.85 2.44 37.75 59.81

A22 Mo5Si55Cr40 Mo6.5Si57.3Cr36.2 Mo(Cr)Si2/Cr(Mo)Si2/Cr(Mo)Si 23.33 65.61 11.07 11.25 64.69 24.06 1.03 49.36 49.61

A17 Mo10Si70Cr20 Mo13.4Si69.4Cr17.2 Mo(Cr)Si2/Cr(Mo)Si2/(Diamond Si) 28.96 65.54 5.50 11.27 65.40 23.34 0.02 99.70 0.28

A18 Mo10Si80Cr10 Mo8.4Si84.4Cr7.2 Mo(Cr)Si2/Cr(Mo)Si2/(Diamond Si) 32.26 64.92 2.82 13.05 65.68 21.27 0.04 99.89 0.07
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A33 Mo10Si65Cr25 Mo10.5Si66.5Cr23 Cr(Mo)Si2/(Diamond Si) 9.29 65.09 25.62 0.12 94.39 5.49

B1 Mo85Si10Cr5 Mo85.3Si10Cr4.7 M3Si/Bcc 76.14 19.90 3.97 91.04 4.87 4.09

B2 Mo80Si10Cr10 Mo78.4Si7.8Cr13.8 M3Si/Bcc 61.72 19.47 18.81 83.28 2.02 14.69

B3 Mo70Si20Cr10 Mo72.6Si18.3Cr9.1 M3Si/Bcc 70.03 19.27 10.70 85.76 5.49 8.75

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B4 Mo65Si10Cr25 Mo66Si9.3Cr24.7 M3Si/Bcc 43.22 19.65 37.14 77.04 3.48 19.48

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B5 Mo50Si10Cr40 Mo52Si10Cr38 M3Si/Bcc 40.54 16.98 42.48 61.51 3.28 35.21

B6 Mo60Si20Cr20 Mo62.8Si18.8Cr18.4 M3Si/Bcc 63.43 20.13 16.44 77.79 7.42 14.79

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 B7 Mo30Si10Cr60 Mo31.7Si9.7Cr58.6 M3Si/Bcc 24.69 22.55 52.76 40.67 1.42 57.91

B8 Mo20Si10Cr70 Mo19.6Si10.1Cr70.3 M3Si/Bcc 18.67 18.89 62.45 20.68 1.46 77.87

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B9 Mo10Si20Cr70 Mo8.6Si18.6Cr72.8 M3Si/Bcc 8.46 20.81 70.73 8.55 4.92 86.53

B10 Mo10Si10Cr80 Mo9.8si10.3Cr79.9 M3Si/Bcc 9.79 18.69 71.52 9.48 2.50 88.02

B11 Mo10Si30Cr60 Mo10.4Si30.1Cr59.4 Cr(Mo)5Si3/M3Si 14.10 33.24 52.66 9.11 25.58 65.31

B12 Mo20Si30Cr50 Mo20.5Si28.5Cr51 Cr(Mo)5Si3/M3Si 26.53 35.60 37.87 15.38 24.26 60.36

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B29 Mo60Si30Cr10 Mo57.6Si32.2Cr10.2 Mo(Cr)5Si3/M3Si 55.10 35.30 9.60 64.60 23.30 12.10

B30 Mo50Si30Cr20 Mo50.6Si30Cr19.4 Mo(Cr)5Si3/M3Si 54.20 36.30 9.50 56.30 23.10 20.60

B31 Mo40Si35Cr25 Mo38.7Si34.8Cr26.5 Mo(Cr)5Si3/M3Si 38.20 36.40 25.40 44.00 23.00 33.00

B34 Mo35Si30Cr35 Mo34Si28Cr38 Mo(Cr)5Si3/M3Si 41.10 36.70 22.20 32.50 23.30 44.20

B35 Mo25Si30Cr45 Mo24Si32Cr44 Mo(Cr)5Si3/Cr(Mo)5Si3/M3Si 34.10 37.00 38.90 30.60 36.60 32.80 19.30 25.00 55.70

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B27 Mo30Si40Cr30 Mo29.2Si39Cr31.8 Mo(Cr)5Si3/Cr(Mo)5Si3/Mo(Cr)Si2 40.10 35.30 24.60 29.40 35.90 34.70 31.90 59.10 9.00

B20 Mo30Si60Cr10 Mo30.4Si59.6Cr10 Cr(Mo)5Si3/Mo(Cr)Si2 27.70 36.60 35.70 33.10 65.20 1.70

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B24 Mo40Si50Cr10 Mo40.8Si50.6Cr8.6 Mo(Cr)5Si3/Mo(Cr)Si2 50.10 36.10 13.80 33.20 65.70 1.10

B25 Mo50Si40Cr10 Mo52.9Si38.4Cr8.7 Mo(Cr)5Si3/Mo(Cr)Si2 54.80 36.10 9.10 36.50 63.00 0.5

B14 Mo30Si45Cr25 Mo27.4Si46.4Cr26.3 Mo(Cr)5Si3/Cr(Mo)5Si3/Mo(Cr)Si2 46.04 35.39 18.57 28.04 36.76 35.20 32.44 64.61 2.94

B21 Mo15Si55Cr30 Mo16.4Si53.3Cr30.3 Mo(Cr)Si2/Cr(Mo)5Si3/Cr(Mo)Si 27.20 65.20 7.50 11.90 36.60 51.50 5.60 46.00 48.40

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B22
Mo10Si60Cr30

Mo5Si60Cr35
Mo10.1Si58.7Cr31.2

Mo6.7Si58.4Cr34.9
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Mo(Cr)Si2/Cr(Mo)Si2/Cr(Mo)Si

Mo(Cr)Si2/Cr(Mo)Si2/Cr(Mo)Si
27.99

20.40
65.89

65.40
6.12

14.20
13.18

9.20
65.26

65.20
21.56

25.60
1.07

0.20
48.58

49.70
50.35

50.10

B23 Mo5Si65Cr30 Mo5.1Si63.4Cr31.5 Cr(Mo)Si/Cr(Mo)Si2 0.40 50.4 49.2 4.20 65.8 30.00

B28 Mo3Si45Cr52 Mo2.8Si46.6Cr50.6 Cr(Mo)5Si3/Cr(Mo)Si

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3.40 35.30 61.30 2.50 47.40 50.10

B17 Mo10Si70Cr20 Mo8.3Si68.3Cr23.4 Mo(Cr)Si2/Cr(Mo)Si2/(Diamond Si) 28.21 65.41 6.38 13.73 64.31 21.95 0.01 99.58 0.41

B18 Mo5Si85Cr10 Mo6.5Si84.3Cr9.2 Mo(Cr)Si2/Cr(Mo)Si2/(Diamond Si) 31.73 65.73 2.54 5.58 65.20 29.22 0.06 99.80 0.14

B19 Mo20Si70Cr10 Mo21.8Si68.1Cr10.1 Mo(Cr)Si2/Cr(Mo)Si2/(Diamond Si) 32.70 65.50 1.80 8.00 65.30 26.70 0.1 99.60 0.30
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Table A2. Phases exist in the as-cast microstructures together with the solidification paths.

Primarily solidified phase Global composition (at%) As-cast phase Phase Solidification path
composition(at%)
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Mo Cr Si
Bcc Mo85.2Si9.8Cr5(C1) Bcc 91.40 4.22 4.38 L→Bcc
M3Si 71.17 8.18 20.65 L→Bcc+M3Si
Mo76.5Si10.2Cr13.3(C2) Bcc 81.93 12.39 5.67 L→Bcc
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M3Si 64.71 16.31 18.99 L→Bcc+M3Si

Mo72.2Si18.3Cr9.5(C3) Bcc 88.48 4.82 6.70 L→Bcc
M3Si 69.16 11.33 19.51 L→Bcc+M3Si
Mo29.4Si6.7Cr63.9(C7) Bcc 30.86 63.25 5.88 L→Bcc
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M3Si 30.29 63.71 6.00 L→Bcc+M3Si

Mo19.7Si9.5Cr70.8(C8) Bcc 20.91 70.69 8.40 L→Bcc
M3Si 18.19 62.37 19.43 L→Bcc+M3Si
Mo9.9Si9.4Cr80.7(C10) Bcc 9.93 81.29 8.79 L→Bcc
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M3Si 9.62 71.07 19.32 L→Bcc+M3Si

M3Si Mo62.5Si19.5Cr18(C6) M3Si 66.73 13.81 19.47 L→M3Si
Bcc 52.81 40.00 7.19 L→Bcc+M3Si

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 Mo9.9Si19.7Cr70.4(C9) M3Si 8.90 68.75 22.36 L→M3Si
Bcc 11.35 81.61 7.04 L→Bcc+M3Si

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Mo9.7Si28.6Cr61.7(C11) M3Si 17.79 57.11 25.10 L→M3Si
Cr(Mo)5Si3 13.01 52.29 34.70 L→M3Si+Cr(Mo)5Si3
Mo20.6Si27.5Cr51.9(C12) M3Si 18.04 58.09 23.87 L→M3Si
Cr(Mo)5Si3 27.96 36.47 35.57 L→M3Si+Cr(Mo)5Si3

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Mo51.2Si26.2Cr22.6(C30) M3Si 59.11 18.43 22.46 L→M3Si
Mo(Cr)5Si3 52.05 29.89 23.22 L→M3Si+Mo(Cr)5Si3
Mo40.8Si29.4Cr29.8(C31) M3Si 41.08 35.98 22.94 L→M3Si
Mo(Cr)5Si3 46.91 18.19 34.90 L→M3Si+Mo(Cr)5Si3
Cr(Mo)5Si3 24.65 41.98 33.37 L+Mo5(Cr)Si3→Cr(Mo)5Si3+M3Si

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Mo35.4Si28.2Cr36.5(C34) M3Si 32.00 44.00 24.00 L→M3Si
Mo(Cr)5Si3 40.30 24.90 34.80 L→M3Si+Mo(Cr)5Si3

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Cr(Mo)5Si3 32.60 37.30 30.10 L+Mo5(Cr)Si3→Cr(Mo)5Si3+M3Si
Mo26.1Si30Cr44(C35) M3Si 18.90 58.00 23.10 L→M3Si
Mo(Cr)5Si3 33.50 31.90 34.60 L→M3Si+Mo(Cr)5Si3

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Mo35.5Si29.9Cr34,6(C37) M3Si 27.90 48.20 23.90 L→M3Si
Mo(Cr)5Si3 44.10 21.50 34.40 L→M3Si+Mo(Cr)5Si3
Cr(Mo)5Si3 15.90 48.20 35.90 L+Mo5(Cr)Si3→Cr(Mo)5Si3+M3Si
M5Si3/Mo(Cr)5Si3 Mo19.8Si40Cr40.2(C13) Mo(Cr)5Si3 36.67 24.76 37.57 L→Mo(Cr)5Si3
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Cr(Mo)5Si3 17.27 44.00 38.73 L+Mo(Cr)5Si3→Cr(Mo)5Si3+Mo(Cr)Si2
Mo(Cr)Si2 20.96 16.67 62.37 L→Mo(Cr)5Si3+Mo(Cr)Si2
Mo29.3Si46.4Cr24.3(C14) Mo(Cr)5Si3 43.81 19.97 36.23 L→Mo(Cr)5Si3
Mo(Cr)Si2 32.67 2.13 65.20 L→Mo(Cr)5Si3+Mo(Cr)Si2
Cr(Mo)5Si3 12.38 51.86 35.77 L+Mo(Cr)5Si3→Cr(Mo)5Si3+Mo(Cr)Si2
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Mo28.9Si38.3Cr32.8(C27) Mo(Cr)5Si3 37.36 27.34 35.30 L→Mo(Cr)5Si3

M3Si 13.83 59.01 27.16 L→M3Si+Mo(Cr)5Si3
Cr(Mo)5Si3 28.13 36.03 35.84 L+Mo5(Cr)Si3→Cr(Mo)5Si3+M3Si
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Mo60Si31.8Cr8,2(C29) Mo(Cr)5Si3 59.06 6.20 34.74 L→Mo(Cr)5Si3

M3Si 67.13 10.21 22.65 L→M3Si+Mo(Cr)5Si3
M5Si3/Cr(Mo)5Si3 Mo11.1Si47.5Cr41.4(C15) Cr(Mo)5Si3 16.55 43.52 39.93 L→Cr(Mo)5Si3
Mo(Cr)Si2 20.06 14.64 65.30 L→Cr(Mo)5Si3+Mo(Cr)Si2
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Cr(Mo)Si 2.93 46.21 50.86 L+Cr(Mo)5Si3+Mo(Cr)Si2→Cr(Mo)Si

Mo2.8Si45.8Cr51.4(C28) Cr(Mo)5Si3 3.73 58.37 37.90 L→Cr(Mo)5Si3
Cr(Mo)Si 1.28 49.70 49.02 L+Cr(Mo)5Si3→Cr(Mo)Si
Mo(Cr)Si2 Mo22.5Si54.5Cr23(C16) Mo(Cr)Si2 33.52 1.38 65.10 L→Mo(Cr)Si2
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Cr(Mo)5Si3 29.79 33.29 36.92 L→Cr(Mo)5Si3+Mo(Cr)Si2

Mo9.7Si56.4Cr33.9(C4) Mo(Cr)Si2 28.65 6.15 65.20 L→Mo(Cr)Si2
Cr(Mo)Si2 12.07 23.68 64.25 L→Mo(Cr)Si2+Cr(Mo)Si2
Cr(Mo)Si 1.09 51.31 47.61 L+Mo(Cr)Si2→Cr(Mo)Si2+Cr(Mo)Si
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Mo13.3Si69.5Cr17.2(C17) Mo(Cr)Si2 31.68 2.66 65.66 L→Mo(Cr)Si2

Cr(Mo)Si2 6.21 28.66 65.13 L→Mo(Cr)Si2+Cr(Mo)Si2
Si 0.11 12.29 87.60 L+Mo(Cr)Si2→Cr(Mo)Si2+Si

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 Mo6.6Si84.4Cr9(C18) Mo(Cr)Si2 29.35 5.29 65.36 L→Mo(Cr)Si2
Cr(Mo)Si2 1.43 33.49 65.07 L→Mo(Cr)Si2+Cr(Mo)Si2

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Si 0 0.66 99.34 L+Mo(Cr)Si2→Cr(Mo)Si2+Si
Mo15.4Si71.5Cr13.1(C19) Mo(Cr)Si2 28.96 5.49 65.55 L→Mo(Cr)Si2
Cr(Mo)Si2 6.16 27.72 66.13 L→Mo(Cr)Si2+Cr(Mo)Si2
Si 0.05 0.41 99.95 L+Mo(Cr)Si2→Cr(Mo)Si2+Si

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Mo29.2Si55.8Cr15(C20) Mo(Cr)Si2 33.32 1.10 65.58 L→Mo(Cr)Si2
Mo(Cr)5Si3 34.35 28.23 37.43 L→Cr(Mo)5Si3+Mo(Cr)Si2
Cr(Mo)5Si3 15.50 45.64 38.86 L+Mo(Cr)5Si3→Cr(Mo)5Si3+Mo(Cr)Si2
Mo19.5Si57.3Cr23.2(C21) Mo(Cr)Si2 31.12 3.06 65.82 L→Mo(Cr)Si2
Cr(Mo)5Si3 4.58 55.75 39.67 L→Cr(Mo)5Si3+Mo(Cr)Si2

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Cr(Mo)Si 2.23 48.76 49.02 L+Mo(Cr)Si2+Mo(Cr)Si2→Cr(Mo)Si
Mo8.6Si58Cr33.4(C22) Mo(Cr)Si2 25.68 9.72 64.6 L→Mo(Cr)Si2

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Cr(Mo)Si2 12.76 23.03 64.21 L→Mo(Cr)Si2+Cr(Mo)Si2
Cr(Mo)Si 1.39 51.12 47.49 L+Mo(Cr)Si2→Cr(Mo)Si2+Cr(Mo)Si
Mo29Si68Cr3(C32) Mo(Cr)Si2 34.23 0.34 65.43 L→Mo(Cr)Si2

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Si 2.10 13.09 84.81 L+Mo(Cr)Si2→Cr(Mo)Si2+Si
Cr(Mo)Si2 Mo2.6Si60.1Cr37.3(C23) Cr(Mo)Si2 6.14 28.63 65.23 L→Cr(Mo)Si2
Mo(Cr)Si2 22.63 11.29 66.08 L→Mo(Cr)Si2+Cr(Mo)Si2
Cr(Mo)Si 8.26 41.36 50.38 L+Mo(Cr)Si2→Cr(Mo)Si2+Cr(Mo)Si
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Mo1.5Si69.7Cr28.8(C33) Cr(Mo)Si2 0.84 34.83 64.32 L→Cr(Mo)Si2
Mo(Cr)Si2 20.86 14.11 65.03 L→Mo(Cr)Si2+Cr(Mo)Si2
Si 0.04 1.60 98.37 L+Mo(Cr)Si2→Cr(Mo)Si2+Si
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