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Chemistry — Phase: copper–silver (eutectic)

A eutectic with partial solid solubility at each end.

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Copper-silver (eutectic)eutectic 779°1085°C962°CLiquidCu(s.s.)Ag(s.s.)Cu(s.s.) + liquidAg(s.s.) + liquidEutectic mixture100 % Cu100 % AgComposition (weight %)Temperature

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title "Copper-silver (eutectic)"
type binary
basis weight
component A "Cu" melting 1085
component B "Ag" melting 962
// The same system as Ag-Cu, written from the copper end: eutectic
// 71.9 wt% Ag at 779 C, 8.0 wt% Ag soluble in Cu and 8.8 wt% Cu in Ag.
eutectic 0.719 779
solvus 0.08 0.912
region "Liquid" at (0.5, 0.94) color teal
region "Cu(s.s.)" at (0.04, 0.50) color blue
region "Ag(s.s.)" at (0.96, 0.40) color purple
region "Cu(s.s.) + liquid" at (0.36, 0.55) color amber
region "Ag(s.s.) + liquid" at (0.83, 0.42) color amber
region "Eutectic mixture" at (0.5, 0.14) color slate