liquidus

Noun

Meaning

liquidus (plural liquidi or liquiduses)

(chemistry, physics) A line, in a phase diagram, above which a given substance is a stable liquid and below which solid and liquid are in equilibrium. [from 1900]
Coordinate terms: solidus, solvus

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Non-eutectic alloys have markedly different solidus and liquidus temperatures, and within that range they exist as a paste of solid particles in a melt of the lower-melting phase. Source: Internet

Solder alloys Notes on the above table Temperature ranges for solidus and liquidus (the boundaries of the mushy state) are listed as solidus/liquidus. citation In the Sn-Pb alloys, tensile strength increases with increasing tin content. Source: Internet

The freezing range corresponds directly to the liquidus and solidus found on the phase diagram for the specific alloy. Source: Internet

The liquidus is the temperature above which the substance is stable in a liquid state. Source: Internet

This word was calqued into Latin as liquidus, whence it has been retained in the Western European phonetic tradition. Source: Internet

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