The kinetics of ordering and disordering in the ternary b.c.c. Fe-Al-Ti all
oy is investigated by means of the micro-master equation method. It was fou
nd that there are transient ordered states in the ternary b.c.c. Fe-Al-Ti a
lloy during the ordering from a quenched disordered stale to the equilibriu
m ordered state. Two different mechanisms account for the occurrence of the
transient states. In the kinetics of disordering, the evolution of the ord
er parameters shows fluctuations. (C) 2000 Acra Metallurgica me. Published
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