First-principles study of the (CuxNi1 − x)3Sn precipitations with different structures in Cu–Ni–Sn alloys<xref rid="cpb_27_8_086302_fn1" ref-type="fn">*</xref><fn id="cpb_27_8_086302_fn1"><label>*</label>Project supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (Grant No. 2016YFB0301402), the Project of Innovation-Driven Plan in Central South University, and the State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, Changsha, China.</fn>

First-principles study of the (Cu_xNi_{1 − x})₃Sn precipitations with different structures in Cu–Ni–Sn alloys**

Project supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (Grant No. 2016YFB0301402), the Project of Innovation-Driven Plan in Central South University, and the State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, Changsha, China.

Peng Guang-Wei^{1, 2}, Gan Xue-Ping^{1, †}, Li Zhou³, Zhou Ke-Chao¹

(color online) Calculated average volumes per atom of (Cu_xNi_{1 − x})₃Sn (a) by SC method and (b) VCA method.