Beryllium melts at 1252 °C and silicon melts at 1414°C. They are completely soluble as liquids,...
Beryllium melts at 1252 °C and silicon melts at 1414°C. They are completely soluble as liquids, but completely insoluble as solids. They form a eutectic at 1090 °C containing 39% beryllium. Draw the thermal equilibrium diagram and label all fields. Explain, with the aid of sketches, what happens when liquid alloys containing (a) 90% beryllium, (b) 30% beryllium solidify completely during a slow cooling process. In each case determine the amount (%) of eutectic in the cooled solid 3.