Prediction of the formation enthalpies of Bi–Cd–Ga–In–Pb–Sn–Zn liquid alloys by binary infinitely dilute enthalpies

The molecular interaction volume model (MIVM) is used to predict the formation enthalpies of Bi–Cd–Ga–In–Sn–Zn and Bi–Cd–Ga–In–Pb–Sn–Zn liquid alloys, using only the infinitely dilute enthalpies of binary systems and the coordination numbers of the constituent elements in liquid alloys. In addition, the infinitely dilute enthalpies of binary system were obtained by Miedema's theory without requiring experimental data. The results are compared with the experimental data and calculated values using the Hoch–Arpshofen model (HAM), the results indicate that the model is reliable as well as being convenient.