Micrograph 6 and full record
- Micrograph no
- 6
- Brief description
- Bi 60, Cd 40 (wt%), eutectic alloy
- Keywords
- alloy , bismuth, cadmium, eutectic , lamella , metal
- Categories
- Metal or alloy
- System
- Bi-Cd
- Composition
- Bi 60, Cd 40 (wt%)
- Standard codes
- Reaction
- Processing
- Slowly cooled
- Applications
- Sample preparation
- Etched in alcoholic FeCl3
- Technique
- Reflected light microscopy
- Length bar
- 200 μm
- Further information
- This sample has the eutectic composition so all the liquid solidifies at the eutectic temperature to form a lamellar eutectic structure. The two phases grow co-operatively from the melt.
- Contributor
- Prof T W Clyne
- Organisation
- Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, University of Cambridge
- Date
- 25/10/01
- Licence for re-use
- Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International
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