Bulk and surface properties of liquid Al-Mg, Au-Sn, and Mg-Tl compound forming alloys |
| |
Authors: | O.E. Awe O. Akinlade |
| |
Affiliation: | a Department of Physics, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria b Department of Physics, University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria |
| |
Abstract: | We have used phenomenological models based on statistical mechanics to study the bulk and surface properties of Au-Sn, Al-Mg, and Mg-Tl binary liquid alloys. Our study reveals that the three alloys are weakly ordered systems with the most stable intermetallic complexes at temperatures of 823 K, 1073 K and 923 K been AuSn, Al3Mg2 and Mg4Tl, respectively. An analysis of Warren-Cowley short-range order parameter indicates that the weakest intermetallic compound is Al-Mg while Au-Sn is observed to be more chemically ordered than Mg-Tl. Furthermore, our surface properties calculations shows that Mg-atom and Sn-atom segregate to the surface over the whole concentration range of Al-Mg and Au-Sn alloys, respectively. In Mg-Tl, there is a competing effect between Tl-atom being drawn into the bulk and at the same time Tl-atom wanting to segregate to the surface over the whole concentration range. |
| |
Keywords: | Aluminium Equilibrium thermodynamics and statistical mechanics Gold Magnesium Tin Thallium Surface concentration Surface tension |
本文献已被 ScienceDirect 等数据库收录! |
|