Can molten metals dissolve in each other? What is formed during the crystallization of such a melt?
August 21, 2020 | Education
| Can molten metals dissolve in each other? What is formed during the crystallization of such a melt? How can you classify alloys by their structure?
In the molten state, metals mix easily with each other. When such a mixture crystallizes, an alloy is formed. Alloys are classified by structure;
-solid solution: if homogeneous crystals are formed when the melt is cooled. At the nodes of their crystal lattices are atoms of different metals;
-mechanical mixture; if, when the melt is cooled, crystals of individual metals are precipitated;
-intermetallic compound: if upon dissolution of several metals, their atoms react with each other.
