Electrical resistivity of liquid CuSn, CuSnBi, CuSnBiIn, CuSnBiInCd alloys of equiatomic compositions

Abstract

The resistivity of liquid CuSn,CuSnBi, CuSnBiIn, CuSnBiInCd alloys of equiatomic compositions are measured using the rotating magnetic field method to obtain information on their liquid structures. The alloys of equiatomic composition we considered as the high-entropy alloys. The results are discussed in the frame of a microheterogeneous structure of a metallic melt. A conclusion is made about the character of the modification of temperature dependence of the resistivity of liquid alloy due this microheterogeneous structure. All the investigated alloys demonstrated the change in the temperature coefficient of the resistivity for heating and cooling. These changes determined the temperature of destruction the microheterogeneous structure of a metallic melt (T*). The value of temperature T* for all alloys was 1070 K (800 °C). The change in the temperature coefficient of the resistivity of the alloys on heating to 1070 K (800 °C) is interpreted using the Nagel-Tauc model.