In situ high-energy x-ray diffraction observation of structural evolution in a Ti-based bulk metallic glass upon heating

2010 ◽  
Vol 25 (12) ◽  
pp. 2271-2277 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Zheng ◽  
G. Wang ◽  
L.C. Zhang ◽  
M. Calin ◽  
M. Stoica ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Metallic Glass ◽  
Bulk Metallic Glass ◽  
Free Volume ◽  
Structural Relaxation ◽  
Structural Evolution ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Rapid Quenching ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray

The structural evolution of the Ti40Zr10Cu34Pd14Sn2 bulk metallic glass (BMG) upon was investigated by means of in situ high-energy x-ray diffraction. The position, width, and intensity of the first peak in diffraction patterns are fitted through Voigt function below 800 K. All the peak position, width, and intensity values show a nearly linear increase with the increasing temperature to the onset temperature of structural relaxation, Tr = 510 K. However, these values start to deviate from the linear behavior between Tr and Tg (the glass transition temperature). The changes in free volume and the coefficient of volume thermal expansion prove that the aforementioned phenomenon is closely related to the structural relaxation releasing excess free volume arrested during rapid quenching of the BMG. Above 800 K, three crystallization events are detected and the first exothermic event is due to the formation of metastable nanocrystals.

Nucleation and growth in bulk metallic glass under high pressure investigated using in situ x-ray diffraction

2003 ◽  
Vol 83 (25) ◽  
pp. 5202-5204 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. H. Wang ◽  
P. Wen ◽  
D. Q. Zhao ◽  
M. X. Pan ◽  
T. Okada ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Pressure ◽  
Metallic Glass ◽  
Bulk Metallic Glass ◽  
Nucleation And Growth ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray

In Situ Structural Evolution of Steel-Based MMC by High Energy X-Ray Diffraction and Comparison with Micromechanical Approach

2013 ◽  
Vol 768-769 ◽  
pp. 313-320 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guillaume Geandier ◽  
Moukrane Dehmas ◽  
Mickael Mourot ◽  
Elisabeth Aeby-Gautier ◽  
Sabine Denis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Phase Transformation ◽  
Coefficient Of Thermal Expansion ◽  
Hydrostatic Stress ◽  
Structural Evolution ◽  
High Energy ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Cell Parameters ◽  
The Matrix

In situ high energy X-ray diffraction synchrotron was used to provide direct analysis of the transformation sequences in steel-based matrix composite (MMC) reinforced with TiC particles. Evolution of the phase fractions of the matrix and TiC particles as well as the mean cell parameters of each phase were determined by Rietveld refinement from high energy X-ray diffraction (ID15B, ESRF, Grenoble, France). In addition, some peaks were further analysed in order to obtain the X-ray strain during the cooling step. Non-linear strain evolutions of each phase are evidenced, which are either associated with differences in the coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) between matrix and TiC particle or to the occurrence of phase transformation. Micromechanical calculations were performed through the finite element method to estimate the stress state in each phase and outline the effects of differences in CTE and of volume change associated with the matrix phase transformation. The calculated results led to a final compressive hydrostatic stress in the TiC reinforcement and tensile hydrostatic stress in the matrix area around the TiC particles. Besides, the tendencies measured from in situ synchrotron diffraction (mean cell parameters) matched with the numerical estimates.

scholarly journals High pressure study of a Zr-based bulk metallic glass and its composite

2004 ◽  
Vol 219 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Itzhak Halevy ◽  
Ersan Üstündag ◽  
S. Salhov ◽  
Alan F. Yue ◽  
A. Broide ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Metallic Glass ◽  
Bulk Metallic Glass ◽  
Amorphous Alloys ◽  
Elastic Strain ◽  
Pair Distribution Function ◽  
Structural Evolution ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Crystalline Materials ◽  
X Ray ◽  
High Pressure Study

AbstractEnergy dispersive X-ray diffraction was used to study the structural evolution of a bulk metallic glass (BMG) alloy and its composite with W particles under hydrostatic pressure. The diffraction data, especially the pair distribution function (PDF) of the BMG allowed the direct measurement of its elastic strain. The results suggest that PDF patterns of BMGs can be used to deducetheir strain evolution in composites as well as in monolithic form. Although the PDF method of strain measurement in amorphous alloys offers lower resolution compared to the analysis of Bragg reflections from crystalline materials, the PDF techique yields valuable information about the deformation of BMGs.

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