Solid-State Phase Equilibria and Intermetallic Compounds of the Si-V-Zr Ternary System

Phase relations in the Si-V-Zr ternary system at 973 K (700 °C) were experimentally investigated using X-ray powder diffraction and scanning electron microscopy coupled with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. The isothermal section at 973 K (700 °C) is governed by seventeen three-phase regions, thirty-two two-phase regions, and sixteen single-phase regions. Ten binary compounds and one ternary compound (SiVZr) were confirmed. There are two new ternary compounds found in this work for the first time. One of them (Si4V3Zr2) was found in the stoichiometric composition around V 38 pct, Si 50 pct, and Zr 12 pct. The existence of another one (V17Si12Zr3) was observed while analyzing the XRD results of large quantities of equilibrated samples in the region around 54 at. pct V, 33 at. pct Si, and 13 at. pct Zr.