Phase Diagrams

Brass

· The Copper-Zinc binary phase diagram (brass) is another example of a complex phase diagram which shows many invariant reactions.
· Two common alloy compositions are shown, Cartridge brass (red) which is
Cu-30 wt % Zn, and Muntz metal (green) Cu-40 wt % Zn.

From: Guy and Hren, "Elements of Physical Metallurgy," Addison Wesley (1974)