eutectic mixture
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homogeneous mixture of substances that melts or solidifies at a single temperature that is lower than the melting point of either of the constituents
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Encyclopedic overview
A phase diagram for a fictitious binary chemical mixture (with the two components denoted by A and B) used to depict the eutectic composition, temperature, and point. (L denotes the liquid state.)
A eutectic system or eutectic mixture (/juːˈtɛktɪk/ yoo-TEK-tik) is a type of a homogeneous mixture that has a melting point lower than those of the constituents. The lowest possible melting point over all of the mixing ratios of the constituents is called the eutectic temperature. On a phase diagram, the eutectic temperature is seen as the eutectic point (see plot).
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