The Dy-Ni-Si system has been investigated at 1070 K by X-ray and microprobe analysis. The system contains the 12 known compounds DyNi10Si2, DyNi5Si3, DyNi6Si6, DyNi4Si, DyNi2Si2, Dy2Ni3Si5, DyNiSi3, Dy3Ni6Si2, DyNiSi2, DyNiSi, Dy3NiSi3, Dy3NiSi2, and the new compounds Dy34Ni16-27Si50-39 (AlB2-type), Dy2Ni15.2-14.1Si1.8-2.9 (Th2Zn17-type), similar to Dy11Ni65Si24, similar to Dy16Ni62Si22 (unknown structures), DyNi7Si6 (GdNi7Si6-type), Dy3Ni8Si (Ce3Co8Si-type), DyNi2Si (YPd2Si-type), similar to-DY40Ni47Si3 and similar to Dy5Ni2Si3 (unknown structures). Quasi-binary solid solutions were detected at 1070 (870 K) for Dy2Ni17, DyNi5, DyNi7, DyNi3, DyNi2, DyNi, DySi2 and DySi1.67. No detectable solubility is observed for the other binary compounds of the Dy-Ni-Si system. The crystal structures of new phases RNi7Si6 (GdNi7Si6-type), R3Ni8Si (Ce3Co8Si-type), RNi2Si (YPd2Si-type) and R3Ni12Si4 (Gd3Ru4Al12-type), with R=Y, Gd-Tm, has been studied. Magnetic properties of few representative compounds are also reported. (C) 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.