Phase Equilibrium Diagrams: Ehmiel Steve D. Celo Lucky Ace L. Flores
Phase Equilibrium Diagrams: Ehmiel Steve D. Celo Lucky Ace L. Flores
Phase Equilibrium Diagrams: Ehmiel Steve D. Celo Lucky Ace L. Flores
• The two components are soluble in each other in the liquid state but are completely insoluble
in each other in the solid state. As an example of eutectic are carbon steels .
• The term EUTECTIC means Easy Melting → The alloy of eutectic composition freezes at a
lower temperature than the melting points of the constituent components.
PHASE EQUILIBRIUM DIAGRAMS
(SOLID SOLUTION TYPE)
• Solid solution is a phase, where two or more elements are completely soluble in each other.
• The solid mentioned is crystalline.
• The solid + liquid region is not a semi-solid (like partly molten wax or silicate glass). It is a
crystal of well defined composition in equilibrium with a liquid of well defined composition.
• A and B components could be pure elements (like in the Ag-Au, Au-Pd, Au-Ni, Ge-Si) or
compounds (like Al2O3-Cr2O3).
Substitution solid solution - If the atoms of the solvent metal and solute element are
of similar sizes (not more, than 15% difference), they form substitution solid solution, where
part of the solvent atoms arc substituted by atoms of the alloying element .
Interstitial solid solution - If the atoms of the alloying elements are considerably
smaller, than the atoms of the matrix metal, , interstitial solid solution forms, where the matrix
solute atoms are located in the spaces between large solvent atoms
Where:
• C – No. of Components
• P – No. of Phases
• F – No. of degrees of
Freedom
Where F = C – P + 1
• CL - Composition of the
liquid .
• CS - Composition of the
solid.
• - the compositions
are defined with respect to
one of the components
• T - Temperature
PHASE EQUILIBRIUM DIAGRAMS
(COMBINATION TYPE)
• Many metals and non-metals are neither completely soluble in each other in the solid state nor are they
completely insoluble. Therefore they form a phase equilibrium diagram of the type shown in figure
Where:
• are terminal solid solutions
• has the same crystal structure as that of
A (Pb)
• has the same crystal structure as B (Sn)
• L – liquid region
• Liquidus - the substance is entirely liquid.
• Solidus - the substance is entirely solid.
• Solvus - separates a homogeneous solid
solution from a field of several phases
• T - Temperature
IRON-CARBON DIAGRAM
Eutectic
eutectoid
Pearlite and
Cementine
Austenite
Ferrite
Pearlite and
Carbide
Pearlite