Elastic constants of theβ–Cu-Zn alloy system: A Monte Carlo study

Monte Carlo calculations of the isothermal elastic constants of the β-${\mathrm{Cu}}_{\mathrm{x}}$ ${\mathrm{Zn}}_{1\mathrm{-}\mathrm{x}}$ alloy system as a function of the composition have been carried out. We assume the atoms interact via a two-body Morse potential function and use numerical values for the potential parameters evaluated taking into account experimental data. We find a quite good agreement between our results and the expected experimental behavior.