Short-range order in FeV alloys as investigated by neutron scattering and NMR at51V nuclei

Abstract
The authors have obtained detailed information on the short-range order (SRO) in Fe1-cVc alloys over a large range of concentrations (151V nuclei. The theoretical and experimental limitations of these complementary techniques are discussed. In the dilute limit (ci whereas beyond a few per cent, neutron scattering is more suitable and gives access to a larger number of alpha i values. Over the whole range of concentration and temperature investigated, the observed behaviour corresponds to strong repulsive interactions between first or second nearest-neighbour vanadium atom pairs.