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Bi-Cu-Sn System


Calculated Liquidus Projection

Liquidus Projection with Isotherms of the Bi-Cu-Sn System (123 KB)

Sn-rich Part

Sn-rich Region of Bi-Cu-Sn Liquidus Projection (168 KB)


Status of the thermodynamic description:

Extrapolated from binary thermodynamic descriptions


Sources of the binary descriptions:

Bi-Cu: O. Teppo, J. Niemelä, P. Taskinen, Thermochim. Acta 173 (1990) 137-150

Bi-Sn: B.-J. Lee, C.-S. Oh and J.-H. Shim, J. Electron. Mater. 25 (1996) 983-991

Cu-Sn: J.H. Shim, C.-S. Oh, B.-J. Lee and D.N. Lee, Z. Metallkde. 87 (1996) 205-212


Calculated Invariant Equilibria

Reaction Phase Mass % Bi Mass % Cu Mass % Sn
L   +   beta  ->   (Cu)   +   gamma

585.9 oC

Liquid 94.85 3.37 1.78
beta 0 76.12 23.88
(Cu) 0 84.55 15.45
gamma 0 73.94 26.06
L   +   gamma   +   Cu3Sn   ->   Cu10Sn3

640.1 oC

Liquid 86.49 5.48 8.02
gamma 0 65.95 34.05
Cu3Sn 0 61.63 38.37
Cu10Sn3 0 64.06 35.94
L   + gamma   +   Cu10Sn3   ->   Cu41Sn11

590.0 oC

Liquid 93.11 3.25 3.64
gamma 0 68.56 31.44
Cu10Sn3 0 64.06 35.94
Cu41Sn11 0 66.56 33.44
L   +   Cu10Sn3  ->   Cu3Sn   +   Cu41Sn11

582.5 oC

Liquid 93.53 3.02 3.45
Cu10Sn3 0 64.06 35.94
Cu3Sn 0 61.63 38.37
Cu41Sn11 0 66.56 33.44
L + gamma   -> (Cu) + Cu41Sn11 

518.7 oC

Liquid 96.96 1.92 1.12
gamma 0 72.71 27.29
(Cu) 0 85.15 14.85
Cu41Sn11 0 66.56 33.44
L   +   (Cu)   ->   Cu41Sn11   +   (Bi)

270.3 oC

Liquid 99.82 0.13 0.05
(Cu) 0 92.41 7.59
Cu41Sn11 0 66.56 33.44
(Bi) 100 0 0
L   +   Cu41Sn11   ->   Cu3Sn   +   (Bi)

270.2 oC

Liquid 99.82 0.15 0.03
Cu41Sn11 0 66.56 33.44
Cu3Sn 0 61.63 38.37
(Bi) 100 0 0
L   +   Cu3Sn   ->   Cu6Sn5   +   (Bi)

195.9 oC

Liquid 78.10 0.03 21.87
Cu3Sn 0 61.63 38.37
Cu6Sn5 0 39.07 60.93
(Bi) 99.89 0 0.11
L   ->   Cu6Sn5   +   (Sn)   +   (Bi)

138.8 oC

Liquid 56.90 0.01 43.09
Cu6Sn5 0 39.07 60.93
(Sn) 21.00 0 79.00
(Bi) 99.89 0 0.11


Phases, Crytal Structures and Model Descriptions

Phase Struktur-
bericht
Symbol
Common Names Prototype Spacegroup Model*
 
Liquid n/a L n/a n/a (Bi,Cu,Sn)1
 
Fcc A1 (Cu) Cu Fm-3m (Bi,Cu,Sn)1(Va)1
Bcc A2 (beta Cu), beta W Im-3m (Cu,Sn)1(Va)3
Bct A5 (Sn), (beta Sn) beta Sn I41/amd (Ag,Bi,Cu,Pb,Sn)1
Rho A7 (Bi) alpha As R-3m (Bi,Pb,Sn)1
 
Cu3Sn.h D03 gamma BiF3 Fm-3m (Cu,Sn)0.75(Cu,Sn)0.25
Cu41Sn11 ... delta ... F-43m Cu0.788Sn0.212
Cu10Sn3 ... zeta ... P63 Cu0.769Sn0.231
Cu3Sn ... epsilon ... Cmcm Cu0.75Sn0.25
Cu6Sn5 B81 eta, Cu6Sn5.h NiAs P63/mmc Cu0.545Sn0.455
Cu6Sn5' ... eta ', Cu6Sn5.l ... ... Cu0.545Sn0.455

*Major species are printed bold face



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