“…Indeed, there are many evidences of valence state redistribution upon binary and ternary metallic alloy formation due to chemical interaction of the elements. 13,[17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29] Modification of the density of states (DOS) shape in the vicinity of E f was reported to correlate with changes in material properties such as ductility/brittleness, elastic moduli, 20,26,28 micro-hardness, 26 grain boundary cohesive strength, 20 energy of martensitic transformation, 28 heat formation, cohesive energy and phase stability. 13,19,21,22 DOS transformation upon alloy formation is mainly attributed to hybridization between valence electronic states of alloying elements.…”