Phase equilibria diagrams are
one of the single most useful tools of scientists and engineers. As maps of the
temperature ranges and solubility limits of each known phase in the alloy
system, includong compounds, they are obviously useful to metal casters, heat
treaters, ceramicists ..., and are an invaluable tool in alloy design, in the
development of high-temperature superconductors and in investigations of
practically any temperature dependent property.
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