Thermodynamic assessment of V-rare earth systems

Abstract

Vanadium is a refractory metal with high melting point (1910 °C) that has good structural strength, good room-temperature corrosion resistance, and low thermal neutron-absorption cross section. Vanadium is primarily used as a steel additive to improve the strength of steels by forming stable nitrides and carbides. Addition of yttrium to vanadium alloys can improve the oxidation resistance and mechanical properties. In this work, three binary systems, V-Ce, V-La, and V-Y, were thermodynamically assessed based on the ASM Binary Alloy Phase Diagrams using CALPHAD approach. Self-consistent thermodynamic descriptions for all three systems were obtained. © 2010 ASM International.