ABSTRACT

A simple theory of mixtures for symmetric alloys was used to study the thermodynamic and structural properties of the Al-Ga alloy in the liquid state at 1023 K.  The computed thermodynamic properties are in a very good agreement with the observed values and show that the alloy is weakly interacting. The computed structural properties show that the Al-Ga alloy is segregating in nature which is in agreement with the observed values. The excess free energy of mixing, activity of monomers and concentration fluctuation in the long wavelength limit was extrapolated to higher temperatures by optimising the temperature dependent parameters. As the temperature increases, the behaviour of the alloy shifts towards the ideality.        

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