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Chemistry — Phase: bismuth–tin (eutectic)

A low-melting eutectic solder system.

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Bismuth-tin (eutectic)eutectic 139°271°C232°CLiquidBi + liquidSn + liquidBi + Sn100 % Bi100 % SnComposition (weight %)Temperature

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title "Bismuth-tin (eutectic)"
type binary
basis weight
// Eutectic 43 wt% Sn at 139 C — the alloy sold as a low-melting solder.
component A "Bi" melting 271
component B "Sn" melting 232
eutectic 0.43 139
region "Liquid" at (0.5, 0.94) color teal
region "Bi + liquid" at (0.20, 0.52) color amber
region "Sn + liquid" at (0.74, 0.48) color amber
region "Bi + Sn" at (0.45, 0.14) color purple