The present work represents an theoretically based investigation of the applicability of a statistical mechanical theory in conjunction with a compound formation model (CFM) to describe surface and transport properties of Al-Ti liquid alloys. Based on the phase diagram evidence about existence of many intermetallic compounds, the phenomenon of compound formation in Al-Ti liquid 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 compound formation model (CFM).
E-mail: r.novakovic@ieni.ge.cnr.it