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EAM analysis of the lattice parameter effect in order-disorder transformation

  • T. Nsongo*
  • , X. Ni
  • , G. Chen
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • University of Science and Technology Beijing

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Abstract

The embedded atom method (EAM) was used to theoretically analyze the effect of the lattice parameter variation on the order-disorder transformation in binary alloys. Based on EAM, it is found that only one kind of order-disorder transition (second-order transition) exists for AB alloy. Three groups of order-disorder transformation can be observed for the A3B or AB3 compounds. For group I the order-disorder is a completely first-order transition. For group II, the order-disorder transformation is a classical first-order transition. For group III, the order-disorder transformation is found to be a second-order transition. The lattice parameter variations have a significant effect on E2 coefficient, which is related to the ordering energy. These results are in good agreement with experiments.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)189-194
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of University of Science and Technology Beijing: Mineral Metallurgy Materials (Eng Ed)
Volume8
Issue number3
StatePublished - Sep 2001
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Binary alloy
  • Embedded atom method (EAM)
  • Order-disorder transformation
  • Phase transformation

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