Abstract: The solid oxide electrolyte galvanic cell represented by Mo/Cr,Cr_2O_3//ZrO_2(MgO)//[O], Ce_2O_2S/Mo+ZrO_2 ceramic-metal,Mo have been used to study the thermodynamic proper- ties of Fe-Nb-Ce solution containing trace carbon at 1600℃.The equilibrium constant for the reaction Ce_2O_2S=2[Ce]+2[O]+[S] and the standard free energy of formation of Ce_2O_2S have been determined in liquid iron at 1600℃ as K=4.395×10~(-15).ΔG_(Ce_2)O_2S=-514.786 kJ·mol~(-1).The interaction coefficients between cerium and niobium are found to he e_(Nd)~(Ce)=-2.306,e_(Nd)~(Ce)=-3.481. The equilibrium products began to contain the compound NbC with the increase of Nh concentration in the condition of trace carbon.The formation of NbC is discussed in this work.The standard free energy of formation of NbC in liquid iron at 1600℃ have been de- termined as ΔG_(NbC)=-87.111 kJ·mol~(-1).

Key words: Fe-Nb-Ce liquid solution, thermodynamic properties, oxygen, sulphur, carbon