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| Two important rule for the phase diagram |
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| chemically and structurally homogeneous portion of the microstructure |
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| A single-phase microstructure can be |
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| Ex) Copper + Nickel alloy |
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Completely soluble in each other
Phase: single (solid solution)
Components: two components (Cu, Ni) |
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| any graphical representation of the state variable associated with microstructures |
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| maps of the equilibrium phases associated with various combinations of temperature and composition |
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| slow variation in temperature allowing full change of composition |
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Two components are melted completely
Use symbol ‘L’ for the liquid phase field
Above the liquidus line |
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| Liquid + solid phase (two phase region) |
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Mixture of both liquid and solid state
Use symbol ‘L+SS’ for this two phase region |
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