%0 Journal Article
%T Estimating the Eutectic Composition of Simple Binary Alloy System Using Linear Geometry
%A Muhammed Olawale Hakeem AMUDA
%A Raymond Otito AKABEKWA
%J Leonardo Journal of Sciences
%D 2008
%I AcademicDirect
%X A simple linear equation was developed and applied to a hypothetical binary equilibrium diagram to evaluate the eutectic composition of the binary alloy system. Solution of the equations revealed that the eutectic composition of the case study Pb ¨C Sn, Bi ¨C Cd and Al ¨C Si alloys are 39.89% Pb, 60.11% Sn, 58.01% Bi, 41.99% Cd and 90.94% Al, 9.06% Si respectively. These values are very close to experimental values. The percent deviation of analytical values from experimental values ranged between 2.87 and 5% for the three binary systems considered, except for Si ¨C Al alloy in which the percent deviation for the silicon element was 22%.It is concluded that equation of straight line could be used to predict the eutectic composition of simple binary alloys within tolerable experimental deviation range of 2.5%.
%K Estimating
%K Eutectic Composition
%K Binary Alloy System
%K Linear geometry.
%U http://ljs.academicdirect.org/A12/232_242.pdf