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Metal Phase Diagram UVa
Metal Phase Diagram UVa
1
Definitions: Components and Phases
2
Definitions: Solubility Limit
3
Microstructure
The properties of an alloy depend not only on proportions
of the phases but also on how they are arranged structurally
at the microscopic level. Thus, the microstructure is
specified by the number of phases, their proportions, and
their arrangement in space.
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MSE 2090: Introduction to Materials Science Chapter 9, Phase Diagrams 7
A pure substance is heated at constant pressure
Tb
+L
Liquidus
L liquid solution
Temperature
+L
Solidus
liquid solution
+
crystallites of
solid
solution
A 20 40 60 80 B
polycrystal
solid solution Composition, wt %
Xliquid
B
XB Xsolid
B
W W
Mass fractions:
WL = S / (R+S) = (C - Co) / (C - CL) = 0.68
Liquidus
liquid
Solidus
Temperature, C
Solvus
+
Composition, wt% Ag
Eutectic isotherm
Composition, wt% Sn
A
B
C
L +L
+L
+
L
+
MSE 2090: Introduction to Materials Science Chapter 9, Phase Diagrams 29
Development of microstructure in eutectic alloys (IV)
Solidification at the eutectic composition
+L
+
W = P / (P+Q+R) ( phase)
intermetallic
compound
Cu-Zn
Eutectoid
Temperature
l
l l
Eutectic
temperature
Eutectoid
temperature
Eutectoid Eutectic
composition composition
Composition
liquid
liquid
liquid
Congruent Ni-Ti
melting of
In the
micrograph, dark
areas are
Fe3C layers, light phase is -ferrite
+ + Fe3C
+ Fe3C + Fe3C
Fraction of pearlite:
F C Ph
2 P const
F C Ph
1 C 2
F 3 Ph