Reading Assignment
- 4.1 Introduction to Phase Diagrams
- 4.2 Phases
- 4.3 Equilibrium Phase Diagrams
Recommended Reading
See Also
- Desk Handbook: Phase Diagrams for Binary Alloys
- Multicomponent Phase Diagrams Applications for Commercial Aluminum Alloys
- MIT Solid State Chemistry Lecture 34: Two-Component Phase Diagrams (Video)
Outline
Solutions
Components
Solvent
Solute
Solubility Limit
Solid solution
Substitutional Solution
Interstitial Solution
Phases
Binary Isomorphous Systems
Isomorphous
Phases are denoted by lower case Greek letters (alpha, beta, gamma)
Liquidus line
Solidus line
Isotherm or “tie-line”
Development of Microstructure
Equilibrium Solidification
Non-equilibrium Solidification
Mechanical properties of Alloys
Binary Eutectic Systems
Eutectic Point
Solvus Line
Introduction to the Iron Carbon System
Additional Information
Capudean, Bob. ” Phase, Structures, and the influence of temperature.” The Fabricator June 26, 2003 (link)
(video – Nucleation and Grain Growth)
(see http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/25/new-phase-changing-alloy-turns-waste-heat-into-green-energy-exh/)
