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In a recent article, we proposed modifications to the standard interaction parameter formalism. The modified formalism, known as the “Unified Interaction Parameter Formalism,” is discussed in the present article with respect to thermodynamic consistency at finite concentrations in binary, ternary, and multicomponent systems. A new method, which is independent of integration paths, is proposed to derive the equations of the formalism by differentiation of the integral Gibbs energy expression. It is shown that the formalism is thermodynamically exact in both dilute and nondilute composition regions. It is also shown that the formalism reduces to Wagner’s formalism at infinite dilution and to Darken’s quadratic formalism in dilute solutions. Examples are presented and methods are discussed for determining the parameters of the formalism from thermodynamic data.
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Bale, C.W., Pelton, A.D. The unified interaction parameter formalism: Thermodynamic consistency and applications. Metall Trans A 21, 1997–2002 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02647247
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