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A series of Pb-Sn-Cd alloys containing up to 60 wt % Bi were quenched from the melt to room temperature by melt spinning. The structure of rapidly solidified (melt spun), Pb-30 wt % Sn-10 wt % Cd, Pb-30 wt % Bi-20 wt % Sn-10 wt % Cd, and Pb-60 wt % Bi-10 wt % Sn-10 wt % Cd have been investigated by means of an X-ray diffraction technique. From X-ray analysis a crystalline metastable phase, designated χ(Pb-Bi) is detected. The formation of a metastable crystalline phase in the range of composition investigated causes a pronounced increase in the electrical resistivity. Desirable values of hardness and elastic constants are critically evaluated. It is also observed that the values of the Fermi energy are a few electron volts. Calculated values for the concentration of the conduction electrons, N, m-3 of Pb -60 wt % Bi-10 wt % Sn-10 wt % Cd rapidly solidified is found to be 0.985×1028 m-3.
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Kamal, M., El-Blediwi, A.B. & Karman, M.B. Structure, mechanical properties and electrical resistivity of rapidly solidified Pb-Sn-Cd and Pb-Bi-Sn-Cd alloys. Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics 9, 425–428 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1008981404231
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1008981404231