Examples:MSE301A,6October2016

1. Pleaseindicatealltheinvariantpointscorrespondingto(a)eutectic,(b)peritectic,(c)
peritectoid,(d)monotectic,(e)monotectoidand(f)eutectoidintheschematicphase
diagramascitedbelow.Definealltheabovereactions

2. Showalltheinvariantreactionsinironcarbon(cementite)metastablediagram.Whyisit
metastablediagram?
3. Proveliverrule.
4. Derivetheexpressionsfortheliquidusandsoliduslinesforaidealisomorphoussystem.The
systemABexihibitscompleterangesofliquidandsolidsolubility.Calculatethephase
diagramforthesystem.
(data:Tm(A)=1356KandHm(A)=13.3K.J1;Tm(B)=1728KandHm(B)=17.5K.J1)
5. Drawthephasediagramsforfollowingsituation:
(a) Hmix(solid)=0andHmix(liquid)=0andcrystalstructuresofAandBaresame.
(b) Hmix(solid)=smallpositive;andHmix(liquid)=0andcrystalstructuresofAandB
aresame.
(c) Hmix(solid)=largepostive;andHmix(liquid)=0andcrystalstructuresofAandBare
same.
(d) Hmix(solid)forbothterminalArichandterminalBrichalloys=negative;andHmix
(liquid)=0andcrystalstructuresofAandBaredifferent.
6. ShowthevariationofGmixasafunctionoftemperature(veryhightemperaturetovery
lowtemperature)inthecaseofansolidsolutionwhenHmix(solid)=positive.