Category: Solid Solutions

A solid solution is a single phase which exists over a range of chemical compositions. Some minerals are able to tolerate a wide and varied chemistry, whereas others permit only limited chemical deviation from their ideal chemical formulae. In many cases, the extent of solid solution is a strong function of temperature, with solid solution…

The extent to which the components of an alloy are miscible depends on the interaction between the atoms: In these solid solutions, different types of atoms or molecules exist in the same crystal lattice. A good example of a solid solution is the Cu-Ni system, for which the phase diagram is shown below Phase diagram…