Eutectic Valleys and Bi-Cd diagrams Flashcards
What is an example of interstitial solid solution?
C + Fe as steel
What are eutectics?
Alloys which melt easily
What is the eutectic transformation?
Like a chemical reaction, but is a physical reaction; at the eutectic point, liquid is super-saturated with S2 and S2, and so is precipitated out simultaneously into crystals
What is the formula for the eutectic transformation?
L S1 + S2
What are proeutectic crystals?
Crystals formed at liquidus line to two-phase region
How would you describe hypoeutectic Bi-Cd alloys?
Proeutectic Bi cuboids amid a matrix of eutectic Cd and Bi lamellae
How would you describe hypereutectic Bi-Cd alloys?
Proeutectic Cd dendrites amid a matrix of eutectic Bi and Cd lamellae