A variety of physicochemical analysis techniques was employed in constructi
ng the isothermal section of the phase diagram of the Sm-Pd-Si system at 87
0 K. Several new ternary compounds Sm3Pd21.7-18.8Ge4.3-7.2, Sm0.12Pd0.58Si0
.30, Sm0.165Pd0.72Si0.115, SmPd2.-1.75Si2.0-2.25, Sm2Pd3Si5, Sm0.20Pd0.25Si
0.55, SmPdSi3, SmPd2Si, SmPd1.6Si0.4, Sm0.335Pd0.Si-445(0.22), SmPdSi, SmPd
0.75-0.65Si1.25-1.35, SmPd0.35-0.20Si1.65-1.80, Sm3Pd2Si2, Sm0.45Pd0.10Si45
, Sm0.50Pd0.38-0.30Si0,(12-0.20) were found. The temperature dependences of
the specific resistance were investigated for Sm20Pd45Si35, SmPd2Si2, Sm20
Pd38Si42 and Sm20Pd35Si45. (C) 2000 Published by Elsevier Science S.A. All
rights reserved.