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Ternary Phase Diagrams: An Introduction Guna Selvaduray
Ternary Phase Diagrams: An Introduction Guna Selvaduray
An Introduction
Guna Selvaduray
San Jose State University
¾ Glass compositions
¾ Refractories
¾ Aluminum alloys
¾ Stainless steels
¾ Solder metallurgy
F=C+2-P
For isobaric systems:
F=C+1-P
¾ Overall composition
¾ Number of phases
¾ Chemical composition of individual phases
¾ Amount of each phase
¾ Solidification sequence
Method Two:
Draw lines through X, parallel to the sides of the
Gibbs Triangle
A’C’ intersects AB at A’
B’C” intersects AB at B’
Concentration of B = AA’
Method 3
Liquidus Surface
Solidus Surface
Determination of:
L = α+β+γ
Phase regions:
R1 = R - D- - D+ >= 0
R1: dimension of boundary between
neighboring phase regions; 0 for point
contact, 1 for line contact and 2 for surface
contact
R: dimension of the concerned diagram or
section of a diagram; for an isothermal
section of a ternary, R = 2
Solidification Sequence
Given an overall composition, determine the
sequence of solidification, assuming
equilibrium conditions
Let the overall composition be given by the
point X