Eutectic alloy with Strontium & Lithium?

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The discussion focuses on the search for a eutectic alloy containing Strontium and Lithium that remains liquid at or near room temperature. Participants reference the Lithium-Strontium binary phase diagrams available through ASM International, specifically the diagrams based on the works of Hubberstey (1994) and Bale (1990). These diagrams indicate temperature ranges of 100.0 - 800.0 °C and 120.0 - 190.0 °C, respectively, and highlight the need for experimental verification due to conflicting data in other systems. The conclusion emphasizes that the Lithium-Strontium system does not provide a suitable alternative to Mercury and Galinstan for room temperature applications.

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Hello! I am looking for a eutectic (liquid) alloy that includes Strontium and Lithium at or near room temperature. Does anyone have an idea of where to look for it? Thanks!
 
Do you have any reason to believe that such an alloy exists?
 
Chris Wallin said:
Hello! I am looking for a eutectic (liquid) alloy that includes Strontium and Lithium at or near room temperature. Does anyone have an idea of where to look for it? Thanks!
If one is looking for a binary phase diagram, one would be able to find Sr-Li phase diagram through ASM International in their alloy phase diagram database.

Lithium-Strontium Binary Alloy Phase Diagram (based on 1994 Hubberstey P.)
http://www.asminternational.org/search/-/journal_content/56/10192/APD-LI-SR-100212/PUBLICATION

Diagram Type: binary phase diagram
Concentration range: partial composition; 0-16 at.% Sr
Temperature: 120.0 - 190.0 °C
Nature of investigation: experimental
Source: ASM Alloy Phase Diagrams Center, 2007; data from Hubberstey P., Phase Relationships in Lithium-Alkaline Earth Metal Systems, J. Phase Equilib., Vol. 15, 1994, p 473-478

Reviewed under the auspices of the Alloy Phase Diagram International Commission.
Element concentrations are presented in atomic percent.
Document includes crystal data for the Lithium-Strontium system, allotropic transformation data, and related references.

Lithium-Strontium Binary Alloy Phase Diagram (based on 1990 Bale C.W.)
http://www.asminternational.org/search/-/journal_content/56/10192/APD-LI-SR-901526/PUBLICATION

Diagram Type: binary phase diagram
Concentration range: full composition; 0-100 at.% Sr
Temperature: 100.0 - 800.0 °C
Nature of investigation: calculated
Source: ASM Alloy Phase Diagrams Center, 2007; data from Bale C.W., Li-Sr (Lithium-Strontium), Binary Alloy Phase Diagrams, II Ed., Ed. T.B. Massalski, Vol. 3, 1990, p 2471-2472

Reviewed under the auspices of the Alloy Phase Diagram International Commission.
Element concentrations are presented in atomic percent.
Document includes crystal data for the Lithium-Strontium system, allotropic transformation data, and related references.

I recommend performing one's own test with regard to phases in the temperature and pressure ranges of interest, since I have found conflicting maps in other systems.
 
Thanks for the inputs. We were looking for an eutectic alloy alternative to Mercury and Galinstan at room temperature and obviously were misled into thinking the Lithium-Strontium system had such properties.
 

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