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Eutectic-Like-Minimum — Au-Cu
- Alloy System
- Au-Cu
- Invariant Point Or Boundary
- Eutectic Like Minimum
- Component 1 Name
- Cu
- Component 2 Name
- Au
- Composition 1 Wt Pct (wt%)
- 20
- Engineering Significance
- Au-Cu Has No eutectic; Minimum Liquidus at ~20%Cu Around 1000°C
- Phase Alpha
- Solid Fcc
- Phase Beta
- Liquid
- Phase Description
- Near-Minimum in Liquidus Curve at ~20 at%Cu (~1000°C); Au-Cu Has Complete Solid Solution
- Reaction Type
- Liquidus Minimum
- Temperature C (C)
- 1,000