Phase equilibria.

Objective The objective of this laboratory is for you to observe in real‐time the microstructures that form during the solidification of a two‐component alloy with a eutectic phase diagram. Preparation Review sections of the textbook you used for MSE 182 or 201 that discusses eutectic phase diagrams and the microstructures that form during solidification. A few pages from the introductory book by Smith are posted at the Compass site. Read the introduction to the 1981 paper by Glicksman. The phase diagram of SCN‐camphor is given in the 2004 article by Witusiewicz that is posted at the Compass site. • Optical microscope, Linkham hot‐stage. • Succinonitrile (SCN) and camphor for making transparent organic alloys; hot plate; microscope slides and cover slips. the hot‐stage.