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The relative stability of possible equilibrium phases in a material can be determined from the knowledge of their chemical potentials as a function of temperature and pressure. This chapter will mainly discuss the determination of the relative stability of possible equilibrium states of a material with respect to temperature and pressure at a fixed chemical composition and the representation of the stable equilibrium states on diagrams called phase diagrams.
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Chen, LQ. (2022). Phase Equilibria of Single-Component Materials. In: Thermodynamic Equilibrium and Stability of Materials. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-8691-6_11
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