Constitution of Alloys
Constitution of Alloys
Constitution of Alloys
Alloy: It is a mixture of two or more elements having metallic properties, where the element in largest proportion must be metal and others can be metals or non-metals. They are classified according to their structure. Alloy systems: It contains all the alloys that can be formed by several elements combined in all possible proportions. These are classified according to the type of their phase diagram.
Classification of alloys
Alloy Structure Homogeneous Intermediate Alloy phase (compound) Intermetallic Interstitial Electron Mixtures
Solid Solution
Substitutional Interstitial
Necessity of alloying, types of solid solutions, Hume Rotherys rules, intermediate alloy phases, and electron compounds.