Tammann's rule

noun

Tam·​mann's rule

ˈtamənz-,

ˈtäˌmänz-

: a rule in metallurgy: in binary alloys a less fusible metal dissolves more of a more fusible metal in the solid phase than the more fusible does of the less fusible

Word History

Etymology

after Gustav Tammann †1938 German chemist

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