Structure of tin-based alloys

Short range order of CuxSn1-x liquid alloys, containing 0; 2.5; 5; 7.5; 10 and 12.5 at.% Cu has been studied by means of x-ray scattering method. The structure factors and binary correlation functions are analyzed. It is shown that Sn-enriched liquid alloys can be considered as atomic solutions, where Cu-atoms substitude tin-ones. Structural inhomogeneities of liquid tin persist with increasing of copper content.