ABSTRACT
Effect of Temperature LME takes place at temperatures above the melting point of the liquid metal component, except for the few cases of embrittlement caused by the vapor phase (SMIE). In the vicinity of the melting point of the liquid metal, LME is relatively temperature-insensitive. At higher temperatures, a brittle-to-ductile transition occurs in many systems over a temperature range and the ductility is restored (Fig. 7.7). The fracture stress in air is regained at and above the transition temperature. The effect is generally ascribed to the increased ductility of solid with increase in temperature.
