The complete set of the series 'Ternary Alloys' (40 volumes in total) will present all ternary systems which ever have had the attention of experimentalists. The systems are arranged in alphabetical order and have a standard format, allowing easy access to the required data. The following information is provided: liquidus projections, isothermal and vertical sections, reaction schemes, invariant equilibria and crystallographic data, accompanied by short descriptive texts and extensive references. All data and diagrams selected for inclusion have been critically examined and reviewed by the world's most competent panel of experts under the authority of the Max-Planck- Institute for Metals Research in Stuttgart. The compendium is the most comprehensive source of reliable data on ternary systems available worldwide. It will prove indispensable to everyone concerned with the research and development of materials, such as materials scientists and engineers, metallurgists, chemical engineers inorganic chemists and physicists.