3.012 Fundamentals of Materials Science Fall 2005 Lecture 15: 11.02.05 Phase changes and phase diagrams of single-component materials Figure removed for copyright reasons. Source: Abstract of Wang, Xiaofei, Sandro Scandolo, and Roberto Car. "Carbon Phase Diagram from Ab Initio Molecular Dynamics." Physical Review Letters 95 (2005): 185701. Today: LAST TIME .........................................................................................................................................................................................2�BEHAVIOR OF THE CHEMICAL POTENTIAL/MOLAR FREE ENERGY IN SINGLE-COMPONENT MATERIALS........................................4�The free energy at phase transitions...........................................................................................................................................4�PHASES AND PHASE DIAGRAMS SINGLE-COMPONENT MATERIALS .................................................................................................6�Phases of single-component materials .......................................................................................................................................6�Phase diagrams of single-component materials ........................................................................................................................6�The Gibbs Phase Rule..................................................................................................................................................................7�Constraints on the shape of phase boundaries (coexistence curves): The Clausius-Clapeyron equation.............................9�Example single-component phase diagrams............................................................................................................................10�Walking along lines of constant temperature or pressure in a single-component phase diagram ......................................12�ICE IX.............................................................................................................................................................................................13�REFERENCES ...................................................................................................................................................................................14�Reading: Engel and Reid Ch. 8.1-8.5 Supplementary Reading: -Lecture 15 – Single-component phase diagrams and phase transitions 1 of 14�11/2/05�3.012 Fundamentals of Materials Science Fall 2005 Last time • Stable equilibria have requirements set by the second law: • …these lead to material property requirements: Entropy, S, joules/degree . mole 280�240�200�160�100�80 60 40�20�0�200 600 1000 1400 1800 T, K Figure by MIT OCW. Lecture 15 – Single-component phase diagrams and phase transitions 2 of 14 11/2/05 O2 (g) Au (I)Fe (I) Al (I) CuFe (α) (I)Fe (�) Au (s) Fe(�) Cu (s) Fe (�) Al (s)C(graphite)C(diamond)3.012 Fundamentals of Materials Science Fall 2005 • …ergo, the shape of free energy curves is not arbitrary! GT! "2G"T2# $ % & ' ( P, N> 0GT! "2G"T2# $ % & ' ( P, N< 0m << 0m < 0m ~ 0Lecture 15 – Single-component phase diagrams and phase transitions 3 of 14�11/2/05�3.012 Fundamentals of Materials Science�Fall 2005 Behavior of the chemical potential/molar free energy in single-component materials The free energy at phase transitions • —MAIN IDEA: Phases of a material are described by unique free energy functions each phase has its own free energy curve. The stable form of a material is that form with the lowest free energy at any given temperature, and crossing points in free energy curves define the location of phase transitions. •� Earlier in the term, we examined the behavior of the heat capacity and enthalpy as heat was added to single-component materials near a phase transition. We are now ready to address what happens to the free energy at a phase transition? Let’s consider the case of a solid that is melting to become a liquid at constant pressure: o� We can plot the free energy as a function of temperature for the liquid, and for the solid. The free energy curves of each phase are unique-even though both phases are composed of the same atoms in single-component systems, they have unique interactions in the solid and liquid states. Thus the free energy of the liquid has a different temperature dependence than the solid. GTo What is going on with the Gibbs free energy at the melting point? Lecture 15 – Single-component phase diagrams and phase transitions 4 of 14 11/2/05Solid Liquid + Solid Liquid Liquid + Gas Gas �Hfusion Tb Tm �Hvaporization qp (=�H) Temperature Figure by MIT OCW.3.012 Fundamentals of Materials Science�Fall 2005 Phases and phase diagrams single-component materials • - - - -V-MAIN IDEA: Single component phase diagrams map out in P T, P V, or P T space the identities of the stable equilibrium form or forms of a material as a function of the environmental conditions. Phases of single-component materials •� Day-to-day experience tells us that many materials exist in multiple forms as a function of the environmental conditions-particularly temperature. Solids melt, liquids boil, and solids can sublimate directly to vapor. Materials may also exhibit different crystalline forms in the solid state, depending on the conditions of temperature and pressure. Such structural variants (that have the same composition in single-component materials) are known as polymorphs or allotropes (an allotrope typically refers to different structural forms of pure elements). Many compounds have 4 or 5 different stable crystal structures, depending on the temperature. Phase diagrams of single-component materials •� Phase diagrams are maps of the phases present in a system at equilibrium as a function of 2 or more thermodynamic variables. They are extremely useful as practical indicators of the equilibrium phase behavior of even complex systems. •� Phase diagrams obey the laws of thermodynamics! Thus there are constraints on the structure of phase diagrams. To understand these constraints and discuss single-component phase diagrams further, we will first introduce the Gibbs phase rule. Lecture 15 – Single-component phase diagrams and phase transitions 6 of 14 11/2/053.012 Fundamentals of Materials Science�Fall 2005 The Gibbs Phase Rule • MAIN IDEA:
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