摘要:
The phase relations in the Au-Mn-Sb system have been studied by powder X-ray diffraction, metallography, electron microprobe analysis, and thermal analysis. The condensed phases occurring, tie-lines, and tie-triangles are presented for an isothermal section of the phase diagram at 400 degreesC. At this temperature the solid solubility of the third component in the binary phases is generally limited to a few percent. The phase relations are relatively complex in regions which involve the numerous binary gold-manganese phases. The only genuine ternary phase, AuMnSb, has a very narrow composition range around Au35Mn30Sb35 and is stable up to 575+/-5 degreesC, where it decomposes peritectically. The AuMnSb phase is ferromagnetic with a Curie temperature of 135+/-10 K. The solid-solution phase AuMnSn1-xSbx exhibits ferromagnetic properties throughout the entire homogeneity range with the Curie temperature ranging between 625+/-100 and 135+/-10 K. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.