Structure–Property Relations in Pb-Supersaturated Metastable Sn-Rich Pb-Sn Alloys

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Authors

  • Martin Friák
  • Petr Cipek
  • Jana Pavlu
  • Ondrej Zobac
  • Pavla Roupcova
  • Ivana Miháliková
  • Sarka Msallamova
  • Alena Michalcova

External Organisational units

  • Institute of Physics of Materials of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
  • Masaryk University
  • Department of Metals and Corrosion Engineering, University of Chemistry and Technology
  • Brno University of Technology

Abstract

We have performed a theoretical study of three polymorphs of Pb-supersaturated Sn-rich Pb-Sn alloys with the -Sn, -Sn, and a simple-hexagonal -Sn structure employing quantum-mechanical calculations. We focused on structure–property relations in the case of lattice parameters, thermodynamic stability, elastic properties, and mechanical stability as well as electronic-structure density of states. Compositional trends in structural, thermodynamic, and electronic properties were found nearly linear. Our study also sheds new light on a decades-long controversy surrounding the existence of -phase and -phase supersaturated Sn-rich Pb-Sn alloys. We suggest that the experimental difficulties when synthesizing them are caused by their high formation energy and mechanical instability of the -phase.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1867-1877
Number of pages11
JournalMetallurgical and materials transactions. A, Physical metallurgy and materials science
Volume55.2024
Issue numberJune
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 4 Apr 2024