DEVELOPING A COMPUTER

PROGRAMME TO VISUALIZE THE

MICROSTRUCTURE OF A BINARY
ALLOY USING EQULIBRIUM PHASE
DIAGRAM
PROJECT NO C/05/052
SUPERVISER : Dr. S.R. HERATH

ABDULLAH T. E/05/002
ANAS A.G.A. E/05/016
NABEEL M.N.M. E/05/205
OBJECTIVE ;

To visualize corresponding microstructure

of a binary alloy from an equilibrium
phase diagram
This will give microstructures with weight
fraction along with corresponding
temperature
 INTRODUCTION
Microstructures are controlled by the compositions of
the material or element and how it is processed.
Phase diagram provides the equilibrium status of a
metallic or ceramic alloy as a function of
temperature and composition at a constant pressure.
Microstructure of a binary alloy can take one of the
following forms
 A single solid solution
 Two separated pure components
 Two separated solid solutions
 Chemical compounds together with a solid
solution
Simple Phase Diagram for Cu-Ni Alloy
BINARY EUTECTIC ALLOY SYSTEM

1 liquid region
10 liquid + β

2 liquid + α 9
3 tin rich β
lead rich α
7 α in β
5
4 eutectic + β 8
eutectic + α
β in α 6
eutectic
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A SIMPLE EQUILIBRIUM PHASE DIAGRAM

liquid

Liquid + solid
Temperature c
o

T L O S

solid

0 wl w0 w
s 1
A Weight fraction of B B
 from above diagram
wo = Xlwl + Xsws
but Xl + XS = 1
wo = (1-Xs)wl + Xsws
X sw s – Xsw l = w o – w l

Wt fraction of solid phase : Xs =

Similarly
Wt fraction of liquid phase= Xl =
 
 In 1g of alloy
Grams of B in two- Grams of B in liquid Grams of B in
Phase mixture = phase + solid phase
 

(1g)*(1)*(%wo/100) (1g)*(Xl)*(%ws/100) (1g)(Xs)(%ws/100)

   
VARIATION OF MICROSTRUCTURE WITH
TEMPERATURE

T, C
T, C Wt% of α, Cα
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BINARY EUTECTIC ALLOY SYSTEM

1 10
2

3 S’ 9
5
4
7
6

4
8
Just above TE:
Cα = 18.3wt%Sn

Cl = 61.9wt%Sn

Wα = =50wt%

Wl= (1-Wa) =50wt%

Just below TE:

Cα = 18.3wt%Sn

Cβ = 97.8wt%Sn

Wα = =73wt%

Wβ = 27wt%
 T, C
liquid a T, C
Wt% of α, Cα

Wt% of L, CL
b
Total Wt% of α
liquid + α
Temperature c
o

α c

T, C

d T, C
α+β
Wt% of α, Cα
Wt% of L, CL

Total Wt% of α

Weight fraction of B
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