A magnesium–lead alloy of mass 7.5 kg consists of a solid α phase that has a composition just slightly below the solubility limit at 300°C.
(a) What mass of lead is in the alloy?
(b) If the alloy is heated to 400°C, how much more lead may be dissolved in the αα phase without exceeding the solubility limit of this phase?
(a)This portion of the problem asks that we calculate, for a Pb-Mg alloy, the mass of lead in 7.5 kg of thesolidphase at 300C just below the solubility limit.From Figure 9.20, the solubility limit for thephase at
