Peritectic vs. Eutectic

Peritecticadjective

(physics) Describes the isothermal reversible reaction of a liquid phase and a solid phase to form a second solid phase during cooling

Peritecticnoun

The second solid phase so-formed

Eutecticadjective

Describing the chemical composition or temperature of a mixture of substances that gives the lowest temperature at which the mixture becomes fully molten. A further requirement is that that temperature is lower than the melting point of any of the pure component substances.

Eutecticadjective

(chemistry) Describing the thermodynamic equilibrium conditions where a liquid coexists with two solid phases.

Eutecticnoun

A material that has the composition of a eutectic mixture or eutectic alloy

Eutecticnoun

The temperature of the eutectic point

Eutecticadjective

Of maximum fusibility; - said of an alloy or mixture which has the lowest melting point which it is possible to obtain by the combination of the given components.

Eutecticnoun

a mixture of substances having a composition providing the minimum melting point ofr mixtures of those substances. Called also a eutectic mixture.

Eutecticnoun

a mixture of substances having a minimum melting point