O Like the eutectic system, the peritectic reaction is found in systems with complete liquid solubility but limited solid solubility. © Inthe peritectic reaction the liquid (L) reacts with one solid («) to produce another solid (B).. rL+a3B. GF Since the solid B forms at the interface between the L and the a, finther reaction is dependent on solid state diffusion. Needless to say this becomes the rate limiting step and hence it is difficult to ‘equilibrate’ Peritectic reactions (as compared to say eutectic reactions). Aoriim. ‘In some peritectic reactions (¢.g. the Pt-Ag system next page), the (pure) B pase is not stable below the peritectic temperature (T, = 1186°C for Pt-Ag system) and splits into a mixture of (a + B) just below Tp.that bow Ty faand spits mie (a= os fad 66.3, Pe TP 20 30. 4S 50 oo Xo 80 90 Ag a 663%de "10.5% AE wwe 424% AG crEutectoid & Peritectic — some definitions = Eutectic: a liquid in equilibrium with two solids L sharp = Eutectoid: solid phase in equilibrium with two solid phases S, == S,t+S; intermetalic compound cementite 7 2 atFet (727°C) reat = Peritecti id + solid ibrium with a single solid 2 (Fig 9.21) Sith = & cool StL oY (1493°C)