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SOLVUS [2 records]

Record 1 1997-03-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metallurgy - General
DEF

In a phase or equilibrium diagram, the locus of points representing the temperature at which solid phases with various compositions coexist with other solid phases, that is, the limits of solid solubility.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Métallurgie générale
DEF

Lieu des points d'un diagramme d'équilibre correspondant aux températures pour lesquelles les phases solides de diverses compositions coexistent avec d'autres phases solides, soit en d'autres termes la courbe limite de solubilité à l'état solide.

Spanish

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Record 2 1977-03-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geology
OBS

The curved line in a binary system or the surface in a ternary system that separates a field of homogeneous solid solution from a field of two or more phases which may form from the homogeneous one by exsolution.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géologie
OBS

On appelle "solvus" la courbe qui sépare, en phase solide, le domaine où les minéraux forment une solution solide du domaine où ils sont distincts, étant alors immiscibles.

Spanish

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