Among different Ga-based alloys the properties of the Ga−In−Sn eutectic alloy make it particularly suitable for many applications, in particular as it is liquid at room temperature. However, the experimental data on its thermophysical properties are rather discrepant. In this work, the electrical and thermal conductivity, thermoelectric power, viscosity, surface tension and density of the Ga−In−Sn eutectic have been investigated in the temperature range between the melting temperature and 700 K. The experimental results obtained are compared with the data available in the literature.

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The surface tension and density of three liquid AlTi-based alloys (AlTiV, AlTiNb, and AlTiTa) have been measured using electromagnetic levitation as a tool for containerless processing. Surface tension has been determined by the oscillating-drop method, while the density was measured using a shadowgraph technique. Both quantities were determined over a wide temperature range, including the undercooled regime. In addition, sessile-drop and pendant-drop experiments to determine the surface tension were performed in a recently built high-temperature furnace. The measured data were compared to thermodynamic calculations using phenomenological models and the Butler equation. Generally, good agreement was found.

The applicability of quasi-lattice theory (QLT) to describe surface and transport properties of Ag-Cu liquid alloys is substantiated by surface tension experimental data. The surface tension of molten Ag, Cu and Ag-Cu alloys has been measured by the pinned-sessile drop method over a temperature range. The results obtained are in good agreement with other reported measurements on pure elements and their alloys as well as with calculated surface tension values. The phase diagram of Ag-Cu system shows the existence of a simple eutectic indicating a tendency towards phase separation. The mixing behaviour of Ag-Cu regular alloys has been analysed through the study of surface properties (surface tension and surface composition), dynamic properties (chemical diffusion and viscosity) and microscopic functions (concentration fluctuations in the long-wavelength limit and chemical short-range order parameter) in the frame of quasi-lattice theory combined with a statistical mechanical theory.

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