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Eutectic Alloy Solidification Analysis

This document contains two questions regarding binary phase diagrams. Question 1 involves the bismuth-cadmium system, asking to draw the diagram, determine phase compositions and draw cooling curves for alloys containing 70% and 10% cadmium. Question 2 examines the lead-tin system, asking to draw the diagram and determine the solidification process, microstructure, and cooling curve for alloys containing 40% and 90% tin.

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Eutectic Alloy Solidification Analysis

This document contains two questions regarding binary phase diagrams. Question 1 involves the bismuth-cadmium system, asking to draw the diagram, determine phase compositions and draw cooling curves for alloys containing 70% and 10% cadmium. Question 2 examines the lead-tin system, asking to draw the diagram and determine the solidification process, microstructure, and cooling curve for alloys containing 40% and 90% tin.

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NSE 292

Material Science for Nuclear Applications Sessional


Assignment 2

Q-1. Bismuth (melting point 520F) and Cadmium (Melting point 610F) are assumed to be
completely soluble in the liquid state and completely insoluble in the solid state. They form a
eutectic at 290F containing 40 percent cadmium.
1. Draw the equilibrium diagram to scale on a piece of graph paper labeling all points, lines
and areas.
2. For an alloy containing 70 percent cadmium (a) give the temperature of initial
solidification, (b) give the temperature of final solidification, (c) give the chemical
composition and relative amounts of the phases present at a temperature of 100 F below
(a), (d) sketch the microstructure at room temperature, (e) draw the cooling curve.
3. Same as part 2 but for an alloy containing 10 percent cadmium.
Q-2. Lead melts at 620F and tin melts at 450F. They form a eutectic containing 62 percent tin
at 360F. The maximum solid solubility of tin in lead at this temperature is 19 percent; of lead in
tin, 3 percent. Assume the solubility of each at room temperature is 1 percent.
1. Draw the equilibrium diagram to scale on a piece of graph paper labeling all points, lines
and areas.
2. Describe the solidification of a 40 percent tin alloy. Sketch its microstructure at room
temperature, giving the chemical composition and relative amounts of the phases present.
3. Draw the cooling curve for the above alloy.
4. Repeat 2 and 3 for an alloy containing 90 percent tin.

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