First principles calculation of the Al 3U-Si 3U pseudobinary fcc phase equilibrium diagram

Calphad: Computer Coupling of Phase Diagrams and Thermochemistry

Volumn 38, Issue , 2012, Pages 117-121

  Alonso, Paula R ^a,b   Gargano, Pablo H ^a,b   Rubiolo, Gerardo H ^a,b,c  

^a CENTRO ATÓMICO CONSTITUYENTES   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SAN MARTÍN   (Argentina)

^c CONICET ^*  (Argentina)

Author keywords

Cluster expansion; First principles; Solid solution U(AlSi) 3

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM MATRIX; CLUSTER EXPANSION; COMPOSITION RANGES; FCC PHASE; FIRST PRINCIPLES; FIRST-PRINCIPLES CALCULATION; FIRST-PRINCIPLES THEORY; HIGH DENSITY; PSEUDO-BINARIES; PSEUDO-BINARY SYSTEMS; TEST REACTOR; UMO ALLOY; URANIUM BASED FUEL;

ALUMINUM; FUELS; PHASE EQUILIBRIA; SOFTWARE TESTING; STOICHIOMETRY; URANIUM;

SILICON;

EID: 84863001458     PISSN: 03645916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.calphad.2012.04.004     Document Type: Article

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