Thermodynamic analysis of the W–Co–Cr system supported by ab initio calculations and verified with quaternary data

Abstract

The present work aims at assessing the W–Co–Cr system with focus on including the ternary R-phase in the thermodynamic description. Enthalpies of formation at 0 K of all considered R-phase end-members are calculated using density functional theory and used in the assessment due to the scarceness of the experimental information. The resulting assessment is verified by comparing with recent experimental data in the W–Co–Cr–C quaternary system.