Determination calorimetrique de l'enthalpie de formation des alliages (Al,Ba) riches en aluminum

The heats of formation of some aluminium-barium alloys have been determined by drop calorimetry at high temperature. The heats of mixing of pure liquid Al and Ba to give the liquid alloy are Δ_mH(x_Ba=O.056, 1215 K)=?6.6 kJ mole^?1 and Δ_mH(x_Ba=O.333, 1215 K)=?31.0 kJ mole^-1. To measure its heat of formation, the solid compound Al₄Ba was precipitated by addition of pure barium from a liquid (Al, Ba) bath. It was found that Δ_fH(Al_0.8Ba_O.2, solid, 1215 K)=-(37.1 ? 1.5) kJ mole^?1 with reference to the pure metals in the solid state.