solvi
solvi — noun
1. a line on a phase diagram that marks the boundary where one solid material stops
a line on a phase diagram that marks the boundary where one solid material stops being able to dissolve into another solid material
Dr. Hassan used the iron-nickel solvi to find the temperature where the two phases stopped mixing.
used the [alloy] solvi + to-infinitive for purpose
Nora read the copper-silver solvi to determine how much silver the copper could hold in solid solution.
read the solvi + to determine
Rin traced the solvi on the gold-nickel diagram and noted where the alloy split into two phases.
Professor Deng drew the solvi and explained: below it, zinc dissolves into copper; above it, the two separate.
Shirin checked the solvi for the magnesium-zinc system before choosing the temperature for the heat treatment.
用法筆記
A technical term used almost exclusively in materials science, metallurgy, and geology. On a phase diagram, the solvus sits below the solidus curve and marks a different kind of boundary — solid-state separation rather than melting.