For a 76 wt% Pb-24 wt% Mg alloy, select the schematic sketch of the microstructure

that would be observed at 300°C for conditions of very slow cooling. The
magnesium-lead phase diagram is shown in the Animated Figure 9.20.

Once a system is at a state of equilibrium, a shift from equilibrium may result by

alteration of which of the following?
Pressure
Composition
Temperature
All of the above

A binary composition–temperature phase diagram for an isomorphous system is

composed of regions that contain which of the following phases and/or combinations
of phases?
For a 64 wt% Zn-36 wt% Cu alloy, select the schematic sketch of the microstructure
that would be observed for conditions of very slow cooling at a temperature of
750°C. You may want to use Animated Figure 9.19.

The mass fractions of total ferrite and total cementite in an iron–carbon alloy are 0.88
and 0.12, respectively. Is this a hypoeutectoid or hypereutectoid alloy? Assume  
T=726⁢ C∘
hypoeutectoid
Hypereutectoid

The mineral olivine is a solid solution of the silicate compounds forsterite (Mg2SiO4)
and fayalite (Fe2SiO4).
How many chemical components are there in a sample of olivine?
1
2
3
4

Seawater, which covers the majority of the earth, is composed primarily of molecules
of H2O and equal numbers of Na+ ions and Cl- ions. Suppose we have a thoroughly
mixed solution (containing these species only) at 25°C. How many components and
how many phases are in such a system?
2 component, 1 phase
Which of the following depictions is consistent with a single-component,
single-phase 2D crystalline system?

Which of the following depictions is consistent with a two-component, two-phase

2D crystalline system?
Which of the following depictions is consistent with a three-component, one-phase
2D crystalline system?

Which of the following depictions is consistent with a three-component, two-phase

2D crystalline system?
Which of the following depictions is consistent with a three-component,
three-phase 2D crystalline system?

For a solution, which of the following is present in the higher concentration?

Solute
Solvent

A liquidus line separates which of the following combinations of phase fields?

A solvus line separates which of the following pairs of phase fields?

At a eutectic point on a binary temperature-composition phase diagram, how many

phases may be present when the system is at equilibrium?
0
1
2
3

A eutectoid reaction involves which of the following phases?

One liquid and one solid
One liquid and two solid
Two liquids and one solid
Three solid

A peritectic reaction involves which of the following combinations of phase fields?

One liquid and one solid
One liquid and two solid
Two liquids and one solid
Three solid
Using Animated Figure 9.8, determine which of the phases/phase combinations
listed below will be present for an alloy of composition 46 wt% Sn - 54 wt% Pb that is
at equilibrium at 44°C?
alpha + beta

liquid

alpha + beta + liquid

beta

alpha

alpha + liquid

beta + liquid

Using the Animated Figure 9.8, determine which of the phases/phase combinations
listed below will be present for an alloy of composition 77 wt% Sn - 23 wt% Pb that is
at equilibrium at 190°C?

alpha + beta

alpha + liquid

liquid

beta

alpha

alpha + beta + liquid

beta + liquid
The binary composition-temperature phase diagram for an isomorphous system will
be composed of regions that contain which of the following phases and/or
combinations of phases?

A solidus line separates which of the following phase fields?

From the lead–tin phase diagram (Animated Figure), which of the following
phases/phase combinations is present for an alloy of composition 46 wt% Sn–54
wt% Pb that is at equilibrium at 44°C?
For an alloy of composition 50 wt% Zn-50 wt% Cu, what phase(s) is (are) present at
800°C ? You may find the Animated Figure 9.19 (the Cu-Zn phase diagram) helpful.

For a lead–tin alloy of composition 25 wt% Sn–75 wt% Pb, select from the following
list the phase(s) present and their composition(s) at 200°C. (The Pb–Sn phase
diagram appears in Animated Figure.)

For an alloy of composition 50 wt% Zn-50 wt% Cu, what phase(s) is (are) present at
400°C ? You may find the Animated Figure 9.19 (the Cu-Zn phase diagram) helpful.

For a 64 wt% Zn-36 wt% Cu alloy, select the schematic sketch of the microstructure
that would be observed for conditions of very slow cooling at a temperature of
750°C. You may want to use Animated Figure 9.19.
Using the Animated Figure 9.8, for an alloy of composition 25 wt% Sn - 75 wt% Pb,
select the phase(s) present and their composition(s) at 200°C.