Estimating the Eutectic Composition of Simple Binary Alloy System Using Linear Geometry

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 – Sn, Bi – Cd and Al – 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 – 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%.