Thermodynamic prediction of glass forming range in Al-Mg-REM ternary system

The glass forming range of the ternary Al-Mg-REM (Rare Earth Metal) system has been explored and predicted. T0 curves, thermodynamically calculated, have been compared with Tg which has been approximated as crystallization temperature, Tx. From an empirical kinetic relationship with the formation enthalpy, Tx was obtained. Predictive calculations have not been directly verified by experiments but this approach may be used as a useful guide to predict the glass forming range of ternary and even multicomponent systems.