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Bonding Energies and Long-Range Order in the Trialuminides

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 February 2011

C. J. Sparks ,
E. D. Specht ,
G. E. Ice ,
P. Zschack  and
J. Schneibel
C. J. Sparks
Affiliation:
Metals and Ceramics Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831
E. D. Specht
Affiliation:
Metals and Ceramics Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831
G. E. Ice
Affiliation:
Metals and Ceramics Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831
P. Zschack
Affiliation:
Metals and Ceramics Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831
J. Schneibel
Affiliation:
Metals and Ceramics Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831
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Abstract

The degree of long-range order in the trialuminides is determined by X-ray powder diffraction techniques. Long-range order exists to their melting points. For the binary trialuminides Al3Ti, Al73Ti27, and Al3Sc, the degree of long-range order is nearly perfect and is a measure of the lack of mixing of the aluminum atoms onto the sublattice occupied by either Ti or Sc. A calculation of the bond energy between neighboring pairs of atoms from the ordering (melting) temperature is made following the Bragg-Williams mean field theory approach. These bond energies compare favorably with more sophisticated calculations. Bond energies are found to be larger than the energy difference between the crystal structure forms DO22, Ll2, and DO23, and therefore, more relevant to understanding the mechanical and chemical behavior of the trialuminides. Ordering or melting temperatures of these intermetallics reflect the strong Al-metal near-neighbor pair potentials and may provide insights to their brittle properties.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 213: Symposium Q – High-Temperature Ordered Intermetallic Alloys IV , 1990 , 363
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1991

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