Current views on microscopic thermodynamics of liquid alloys

Waseda, Y and Tamaki, S and Jacob, KT (1984) Current views on microscopic thermodynamics of liquid alloys. In: High Temperature Material Processes, 6 (3-4). pp. 119-141.

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Abstract

An attempt has been made to review current information on the microscopic thermodynamics of liquid alloys. For complex alloys, and for alloys of simple metals with strong "compound-forming" tendencies, the fluctuation approach developed by Bhatia and his co-workers provides a useful link between the fluctuation in concentration and number density of atoms in the mixture on the one hand, and macroscopic thermodynamic properties on the other. Some selected examples of the application of structural data of liquid alloys to estimating macroscopic thermodynamic properties such as the Gibbs free energy of mixing, coupled with the fluctuation approach are given. The relevant thermodynamic quantities such as vapor pressure and entropy are also discussed, to facilitate the understanding of the present status of the fundamental and powerful links between macroscopic and microscopic (atomic scale) structure of liquid alloys (Mg--Sn, Li--Pb, Hg--K). 63 ref.--AA

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	High Temperature Material Processes
Publisher:	Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG.
Additional Information:	Copyright of this article belongs to Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG.
Department/Centre:	Division of Mechanical Sciences > Materials Engineering (formerly Metallurgy)
Date Deposited:	07 Dec 2011 05:40
Last Modified:	07 Dec 2011 05:40
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/42566

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