"purple plague" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} purple plague (uncountable)
  1. (chemistry, electronics) The brittle, bright-purple intermetallic compound AuAl₂, formed when gold and aluminium are heated while in direct contact (for instance, if a gold wire is bonded to an aluminium contact pad and experiences heating due to electrical resistance). Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Chemistry, Electronics, Gold
    Sense id: en-purple_plague-en-noun-atA52Vge Disambiguation of Gold: 78 22 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 66 34 Topics: business, chemistry, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, electronics, energy, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
  2. (electronics) The problems caused by the formation of this compound, including the formation of voids in the contact area and the potential for fracture of the gold-aluminium junction. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Electronics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: amethyst gold, purple gold, violet gold Coordinate_terms: white plague

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