The influence of the order-disorder structural transition on the magne
tic and magneto-optical properties of nearly equiatomic FeAl alloy fil
ms has been investigated. The disordered state in FeAl alloy films was
obtained by vapor quenching deposition on glass substrates cooled by
liquid nitrogen. An experimental study of the magneto-optical properti
es of the ordered and the disordered Fe0.25Al0.48 alloy films has been
carried out in the 1.05-5.0 eV energy range at room temperature. The
influence of the order-disorder structural transition on the magnetic
and the magneto-optical properties is discussed by using the effective
medium approximation and the structural defect approach.