Intermediate phases in binary and ternary alloys How far can we go with a semi-empirical bond-constraint theory?

This paper extends the scope of semi-empirical bond constraint theory, SE BCT, and uses it provide quantitative information relative the two transitions that bracket intermediate phases in binary and ternary alloys. Reversibility windows have generally been defined in terms of the average bonding coordination, r o null (N av , null ), and show considerable scatter between different systems when displayed in this way. This paper designates these...