Materials Science Chapter 9

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9 Terms

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Solution

solid, liquid, or gas solutions, single phase

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Mixture

more than one phase

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Solubility Limit

maximum concentration for which only a single phase solution exists.

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Eutectic

liquid transforms to two solid phases

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Eutectoid

one solid phase transforms to two other solid phases

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Peritectic

liquid and one solid phase transform to a second solid phase

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Hypoeutectic

left side of the eutectic diagram (alpha symbol)

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Hypereutectic

Right side of the eutectic diagram (beta symbol)

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Why are phase diagrams useful tools to determine?

-- the number and types of phases present

-- the composition of each phase

-- and the weight fraction of each phase