Phase diagram (28 pts) A phase diagram for the solid-liquid equilibrium of a binary mixture of silver (Ag) and copper (Cu) is shown below. The diagram displays the atomic percentage of silver on the bottom and the mole percentage on the top.
Ag-Cu Silver-Copper Atomic percentage silver 20 30 50 60 70 80
°C 10 1100 1084.5* 1900 1000 961.93 1700
°F 900 1600 800 1400 780 7.9 71.9 912
°C 700 1200 600 1000 500
°F 400
Cu 10 20 30 60 70 80 90
Ag
J.C. Chaston Weight percentage silver [From T. Lyman et al. Metals Handbook. Metalography Structures, and Phase Diagrams, 5th ed. Vol. 8. Metals Park, OH: American Society for Metals, 1973. Courtesy of ASM International]
Figure 1: Phase diagram of Ag-Cu Silver-Copper binary system
Label:
- silver-rich solid phase (a)
- copper-rich solid phase (b)
- liquid phase