THE STUDY OF THE INFLUENCE OF CHEMICAL DISORDER ON MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF BINARY ALLOYS OF THE TYPE AND (A = Au; Ag) USING COMPUTER MODELING

Abstract

In this work, computer simulations of binary alloys of nickel with gold and silver were performed using the Sutton-Chen mathematical model. The simulation was conducted using the general lattice program (GULP) software package [9]. For the alloys, a simulation of ordered and chemically disordered structures were carried out. Elastic moduli, Poisson’s ratio, intrinsic hardness and ductility coefficient were estimated for both ordered and disordered structures. The influence of chemical disorder on the mechanical properties of the alloys was estimated. An attempt was made to assess the significance of the ratio of nickel in the alloys to their mechanical properties. The study found that the influence of chemical disorder on all studied mechanical properties of the metals is significant. In particular, the influence is much higher in shear modulus, on the elastic constant , intrinsic hardness and coefficient of ductility.