Partial pair correlation functions and viscosity of liquid Al–Si hypoeutectic alloys via high-energy X-ray diffraction experiments

The liquid structure of Al–Si hypoeutectic binary alloys was characterized by diffraction experiments using a high-energy X-ray (synchrotron) beam source. The diffraction experiments were carried out for liquid pure Al, Al–3 wt% Si, Al–7 wt% Si, Al–10 wt% Si and Al–12.5 wt% Si alloys at several temperatures. The salient structure information such as structure factor (SF), pair distribution function (PDF), radial distribution function (RDF), …