The isothermal section of the phase diagram of the ternary system La-Ni-Ti
was investigated by X-ray diffraction, differential thermal analysis, optic
al microscopy and electron microscopy techniques. It consists of 14 single-
phase regions, 25 two-phase regions and 12 three-phases regions. At 673 K,
the maximum solid solubilities of Ti in Ni, LaNi5, La2Ni7, LaNi3, La7Ni16,
and La2Ni are about 6.0at% Ti, 2.5at% Ti, 3.0at% Ti, 3.2at% Ti, 3.2at% Ti,
and 3.5at% Ti, respectively. The existence of any ternary compounds was not
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