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Eutectoid (adjective)
Describing the phase-change reaction of an alloy in which, on cooling, a single solid phase transforms into two other solid phases.
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Eutectoid (noun)
An alloy of a composition that undergoes the eutectoid transformation.
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Eutectic (adjective)
Describing the chemical composition or temperature of a mixture of substances that gives the lowest temperature at which the mixture becomes fully molten. A further requirement is that that temperature is lower than the melting point of any of the pure component substances.
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Eutectic (adjective)
Describing the thermodynamic equilibrium conditions where a liquid coexists with two solid phases.
“For a mixture with two components at a fixed pressure, the eutectic reaction can only happen at a fixed chemical composition and temperature, called the eutectic point.”
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Eutectic (noun)
A material that has the composition of a eutectic mixture or eutectic alloy
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Eutectic (noun)
The temperature of the eutectic point