A portion of the Cu-Al equilibrium phase diagram is shown below. Please write down the equations of the phase transition at points 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 when the system is cooled down from high temperature.
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Point 1: This point represents the liquidus line, where the liquid phase starts to solidify into a solid phase (α-phase) upon cooling. The equation for this phase transition can be written as: L -> α Show more…
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