Materials Science and Engineering: An Introduction

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Chapter 9 - Phase Diagrams - Questions and Problems - Page 352: 9.51

Answer

The principal difference between congruent and incongruent phase transformations is the occurrence of alterations on its composition during transformation. For congruent transformation, no alteration on the composition occurred for all the phases involved while for incongruent transformation, at least one phase experienced a change in composition.

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The principal difference between congruent and incongruent phase transformations is the occurrence of alterations on its composition during transformation. For congruent transformation, no alteration on the composition occurred for all the phases involved while for incongruent transformation, at least one phase experienced a change in composition.
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