J Mater Sci Technol ›› 1996, Vol. 12 ›› Issue (4): 261-266.

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Composition Dependence and Irradation Effects on Residual Resistivity in Cu-Al Alloys

M. Sadiq and Nazma Ikram(Centre for Solid State Physics, University of the Punjab, New Campus, Lahore-54590, Pakistan)A. Shaukat(Physics Dept., University of the Punjab, New Campus, Lahore-54590, Pakistan)Farid A. Khwaja(Dept. of Physics, Quaid-e-Azam Uni   

  • Received:1996-07-28 Revised:1996-07-28 Online:1996-07-28 Published:2009-10-10

Abstract: Residual electrical resistivity due to short-range order has been calculated for Cu100-xAlx (x=9.13,13.56, 14.5 and 14.76 in at pct) alloys using pseudopotential approach, and the results have been discussed in the light of experimental studies of the local-order structure of these alloys. In case of Cu85.5Al14.5, change in the total residual electrical resistivity due to neutron-irradiation effects has been estimated by including contributions from the short-range order and static atomic displacement correction. Our results show a decrease in the residual resistivity in the irradiated Cu-Al solid solution as compared to the unirradiated sample. This is in accordance with the experimental results