Thermodynamic calculation of the Nd---Ni system

A consistent set of thermodynamic functions for the Nd---Ni system has been obtained by means of the CALPHAD technique applied to the experimental phase diagram and thermodynamic data. The liquid phase is described by the substitutional solution model. All of the compounds (Nd3Ni, Nd7Ni3, NdNi, NdNi2, NdNi3, Nd2Ni7, NdNi5, and Nd2Ni17) have been treated as stoichiometric compounds. The calculated phase diagram and thermodynamic quantities agree with the experimental values.