Associations to the word «Eutectic»

EUTECTIC, adjective. Describing the chemical composition or temperature of a mixture of substances that gives the lowest temperature at which the mixture becomes fully molten. A further requirement is that that temperature is lower than the melting point of any of the pure component substances.

EUTECTIC, adjective. (chemistry) Describing the thermodynamic equilibrium conditions where a liquid coexists with two solid phases.

EUTECTIC, noun. A material that has the composition of an eutectic mixture or eutectic alloy

EUTECTIC, noun. The temperature of the eutectic point

EUTECTIC ALLOY, noun. A mixture of metals having a melting point lower than that of any of its components. Examples are lead-tin solder, cast-iron (a eutectic mixture of iron and carbon), copper-silver eutectic (silver solder).

EUTECTIC MIXTURE, noun. A mixture of substances having a melting point lower than that of any of its components; the composition at the eutectic point

EUTECTIC MIXTURES, noun. Plural of eutectic mixture

EUTECTIC POINT, noun. The point in a phase diagram indicating the chemical composition and temperature corresponding to the lowest melting point of a mixture of components.

EUTECTIC, noun. A mixture of substances having a minimum melting point.