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Peritectic-Beta — Cu-Sn

Alloy System
Cu-Sn
Invariant Point Or Boundary
Peritectic Beta
Component 1 Name
Sn
Component 2 Name
Cu
Composition 1 Wt Pct (wt%)
25.5
Engineering Significance
Beta Is BCC; Difficult to Retain Due to Slow diffusion; Decomposes During Cooling
Phase Alpha
Alpha Fcc
Phase Beta
Beta
Phase Description
Peritectic: Liquid + Alpha -> Beta at 798°C
Reaction Type
Peritectic
Temperature C (C)
798
Cu-Sn — invariant point or boundary peritectic_beta · engineering significance Beta is BCC; difficult to retain due to slow diffusion; decomposes during… · phase description Peritectic: Liquid + alpha -> beta at 798°C · composition 1 wt pct 25.5 wt% · phase beta beta | Binary Phase Diagrams | Engineering Database