J Mater Sci Technol ›› 2004, Vol. 20 ›› Issue (03): 279-284.

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Comparison of the Molecular Interaction Volume Model with the Wagner Formulae in the Zn-Pb-In and Zn-Sn-Cd-Pb Dilute Solutions

Dongping TAO, Zhuo CHEN, Dunfang LI, Yifeng GAO, Qianghua SHEN   

  1. School of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650093, China
  • Received:1900-01-01 Revised:1900-01-01 Online:2004-05-28 Published:2009-10-10
  • Contact: Dongping TAO

Abstract: The coordination numbers in the molecular interaction volume model (MIVM) can be calculated from the common physical quantities of pure liquid metals. A notable feature of the model lie in its capability to predict the thermodynamic properties of solutes in the Zn-Pb-In and Zn-Sn-Cd-Pb dilute solutions using only the binary infinite dilute activity coefficients, and the predicted values are in good agreement with the experimental data of the dilute solutions.

Key words: Activity, Prediction, Dilute metal solution, Molecular interaction volume model