Analytic Binary Alloy Volume–Concentration Relations and the Deviation from Zen’s Law
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Alloys expand or contract as concentrations change, and the resulting relationship between atomic volume and alloy content is an important property of the solid. While a well-known approximation posits that the atomic volume varies linearly with concentration (Zen’s law), the actual variation is more complicated. Here we use the apparent size of the solute (solvent) atom and the elasticity to derive explicit analytical expressions for the atomic volume of binary solid alloys. Two approximations, continuum and terminal, are proposed. Deviations from Zen’s law are studied for 22 binary alloy systems.
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OpenAlex topics: Advanced Physical and Chemical Molecular Interactions · nanoparticles nucleation surface interactions · Metallurgical and Alloy Processes
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Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA 94551-0808, USA
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