Hume-Rothery rules

Hume-Rothery rules are a set of basic rules that describe the conditions under which an element could dissolve in a metal, forming a solid solution. The rules are named after metallurgist William Hume-Rothery, who enumerated them in 1926. There are two sets of rules; one refers to substitutional solid solutions, and the other refers to interstitial solid solutions.

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