Phase diagrams and solidification

Phase diagrams are a useful tool in metallurgy and other branches of materials science. They show the mixture of phases present in thermodynamic equilibrium. This teaching and learning package looks at the theory behind phase diagrams, and ways of constructing them, before running through an experimental procedure, and presenting the results which can be obtained.

Aims Introduction Thermodynamics: Basic terms Free energy curves Phase diagrams 1 Phase diagrams 2 Interpretation of cooling curves Experiment and results The lever rule Modern uses Further considerations Summary Questions Going further

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First created: April 2004. Last updated: January 2008.