Phase diagram

Phase diagragm of iron-carbon

Description

A 3-coordinate graph that uses temperature, pressure, and composition to indicate the regions of stability for varying phases within a system, such as a mineral or an alloy. A binary phase diagram is a plot of two metallic components.

Synonyms and Related Terms

Phasendiagramm (Deut.); diagramme de phase (Fr.);

Resources and Citations

• David C. Scott, Metallography and Microstructure of Ancient and Historic Metals, The Getty Conservation Institute, Los Angeles, 1991

• Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997

• Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phase_diagram (Accessed Feb. 10, 2006)