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Diagrams
Contain information about changes
that take place in alloys
What is equilibrium diagrams
Are the diagrams which shows the temperatu
res at which phase changes takes place in all
oys of different percentage composition.
A Phase is a portion of a system that has unif
orm physical and chemical characteristics.
Alloys
• Alloys are combinations or mixtures of
elements.
• Metals are alloyed to improve on properties
of pure metals such as hardness, strength,
corrosion resistance, etc.
• Alloys may behave differently when
combined, some mix easily while others will
only be soluble to a limited extent. Thermal
Equilibrum diagrams seek to interpret how
alloys combine.
Solid Solution Alloys
Two metals are
completely soluble in
each other. Solid solution
alloys are normally:
Substitutional solid
solution or,
Interstitial solid solution.
Copper-nickel alloy is a
solid solution .
Cooling curve
This shows how a pure metal
cools from a liquid to a solid. A
graph of temperature and time
shows that copper is fully
liquid at 1500C. As
temperature falls to 1083C,
copper begins to change into a
solid. As this solid-liquid
change happens, the
temperature does not change
(the latent heat of fusion is
given up keeping the
temperature constant)
Cooling curve graphs of Copper and Nickel
Thermal Equilibrium diagram for Copper-
nickel alloy drawn from cooling curves.
Parts of Copper-nickel diagram