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Eutectic Structure
Eutectic Structure
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Eutectic reaction: One liquid phase becomes two distinct solid phases upon cooling L cooling a + b
Liquid, L a+L Eutectic temperature a+b
b+L
Eutectic composition
Eutectic reaction
Liquid, L a+L
b+L
a+b
Crystal of one phase forms (via diffusion in the liquid) Local area becomes depleted of one constituent. The depleted area near the solidification pushes the local composition into a solid forming range on the phase diagram. This causes the second solid phase to form adjacent to the first phase.
Eutectic reaction
Liquid, L a+L
b+L
a+b
Eutectic reaction
Liquid, L a+L
b+L
a+b
Eutectic reaction
Liquid, L a+L
b+L
a+b