Phase Diagrams

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 Unary Diagrams

Pressure-Temperature

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 Binary Diagrams

Composition-Temperature

Example: Ag – Au system

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 Binary Diagrams

Horizontal Rule: indicates the composition of the 2 phases at a certain temperature

Example below:

Composition of the liquid: Wl % of B

Composition of the solid: Ws % of B

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 Binary Diagrams

Lever Rule: indicates the fraction of each of the 2 phases at a certain temperature

Example below:

% of liquid: (Ws % - Wo)/(Ws – Wl) x 100 %

% solid: (Wo – Wl)/ (Ws – Wl) x 100 %