Free Volume Evolution in Bulk Metallic Glass during High Temperature Creep

2002 ◽  
Vol 754 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. S. Sundar Daniel ◽  
Martin Heilmaier ◽  
Birgit Bartusch ◽  
Jörn Kanzow ◽  
Katja Günther-Schade ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Glass Transition ◽  
Plastic Strain ◽  
Metallic Glass ◽  
Bulk Metallic Glass ◽  
Free Volume ◽  
Metallic Glasses ◽  
Constant Strain Rate ◽  
Dsc Analysis ◽  
Scanning Calorimetry ◽  
Positron Lifetime Spectroscopy

ABSTRACTMetallic glasses lack long-range translational symmetry and have excess volume trapped within their amorphous structure, which has a direct bearing on their physical properties including deformation characteristics. Moreover, the trapped excess free volume is directly correlated to the defect concentration facilitating the possibility to model the temperature and time dependence of the free volume changes during creep as a trade off between defect generation and annihilation. Using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) analysis the residual free volume of a metallic glass can be characterised based on the glass transition peak height (Δcp). In the present work constant strain rate tests were carried out at the ‘onset’ (Tgon = 685 K) and ‘point of inflection’ (Tgp = 705 K) of the calorimetric glass transition to study the time dependent flow behaviour in Zr55Cu30Al10Ni5 bulk metallic glass. Modelling based on DSC analysis and positron lifetime spectroscopy on samples creep deformed to different plastic strain values corroborate the stress decrease after the peak stress (‘stress overshoot’) occurring in bulk metallic glasses with increasing plastic strain to be associated with a small increase in free volume.

Influence of Structural Relaxation on Compressive Plasticity of Zr64.13Cu15.75Ni10.12Al10 Bulk Metallic Glass

2014 ◽  
Vol 910 ◽  
pp. 48-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jian Sheng Gu ◽  
Hui Feng Bo
Keyword(s):  
Differential Scanning Calorimetry ◽  
Glass Transition ◽  
Transition Temperature ◽  
Glass Transition Temperature ◽  
Metallic Glass ◽  
Bulk Metallic Glass ◽  
Free Volume ◽  
Structural Relaxation ◽  
Isothermal Annealing ◽  
Scanning Calorimetry

Structural relaxation through isothermal annealing below the glass transition temperature was conducted on a Zr64.13Cu15.75Ni10.12Al10bulk metallic glass. Differential scanning calorimetry was used to quantify enthalpy differences between the as-cast and relaxed samples, which were then related to average free volume differences. The influence of structural relaxation on plasticity was examined. While the free volume decreasement can be clearly observed between the as-cast and relaxed samples, structural relaxation is not accompanied by severe embrittlement.

Free Volume Changes and Crack Tip Deformation in Bulk Metallic Glass Alloys and their Composites

2003 ◽  
Vol 806 ◽  
Author(s):  
Biraja P. Kanungo ◽  
Matthew J. Lambert ◽  
Katharine M. Flores
Keyword(s):  
Glass Transition ◽  
Metallic Glass ◽  
Bulk Metallic Glass ◽  
Free Volume ◽  
Metallic Glasses ◽  
Structural Relaxation ◽  
Strain Localization ◽  
Shear Bands ◽  
Inhomogeneous Deformation ◽  
Volume Changes

ABSTRACTThe free volume changes associated with deformation of metallic glasses play an important role in strain localization in shear bands. However the details of these structural changes during inhomogeneous deformation are unclear. In this study, the free volume changes in Cu60Zr30Ti10 and Zr58.5Cu15.6Ni12.8Al10.3Nb2.8 bulk metallic glasses were examined and quantified using differential scanning calorimetry following rolling and low temperature annealing. It was found that the height of the endothermic peak associated with the glass transition decreased following deformation whereas annealing resulted in an increase in the peak height. Additionally, the exothermic event associated with structural relaxation prior to the glass transition occurred at a lower temperature after rolling in the Zr-based system. Surprisingly, a similar shift in the onset temperature was not observed in the Cu-based system, suggesting a different structural relaxation mechanism. The Zr-based system was successfully modeled and the results indicated that the free volume increased ∼4% with inhomogeneous deformation and decreased ∼14% with annealing, consistent with expectations. In an effort to further characterize strain localization in shear bands, the development of a crack tip damage zone in a Zr-based bulk metallic glass composite was studied using scanning electron and atomic force microscopy. The first shear band developed at an angle of ∼60° from the crack propagation direction. This is discussed in light of the Mohr-Coulomb yield criterion for metallic glasses. The reinforcement phase arrested the growth of individual shear bands, while accumulated damage resulted in the shear bands cutting through the crystalline phase, ultimately resulting in crack branching and failure.

Effect of Heat Treatment on the Properties of (Fe0.6Co0.4)71Si5Nb4B20 Bulk Metallic Glass

2021 ◽  
Vol 875 ◽  
pp. 70-75
Author(s):  
Syed Zameer Abbas ◽  
Rashid Ali ◽  
Syed Muttahir Shah ◽  
Owais Jan ◽  
Munim Awan
Keyword(s):  
Glass Transition ◽  
Metallic Glass ◽  
Bulk Metallic Glass ◽  
Cast Alloy ◽  
Amorphous Structure ◽  
Indentation Hardness ◽  
Alloy Sample ◽  
Scanning Calorimetry ◽  
Heat Treated Sample ◽  
Heat Treated

Bulk metallic glasses (BMGs) are an important class of materials with unique set of properties. A bulk metallic glass with composition of (Fe0.6Co0.4)71Nb4Si5B20 was cast in the form of a 1 mm thick strip in a water cooled copper mold. The BMG produced was characterized for structure, thermal and mechanical properties. The X-ray diffraction performed on the as cast alloy has shown completely amorphous structure. The glass transition and crystallization peak temperatures obtained through differential scanning calorimetry scan were 542 °C and 588.4 °C, respectively. Some cast amorphous alloy sample was annealed below glass transition (450 °C for 30 mi93nutes) and others above glass transition (580 °C for 5 minutes) temperatures. Nano- indentation hardness of 13.3 GPa was obtained for as cast alloy while a hardness values of 12.8 and 15.84 GPa were measured for heat treated alloys at temperature of 450 °C and 580 °C, respectively. Increase in hardness was attributed to formation of crystals in an amorphous matrix whereas decrease in hardness was due to relaxation of quenching residual stresses. The maximum value of elastic modulus obtained through indentation was 255 GPa for 580 °C heat treated sample.

Structural Relaxation and Crystallization in a Pd40Cu30Ni10P20 Bulk Metallic Glass

2003 ◽  
Vol 806 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Raghavan ◽  
U. Ramamurty ◽  
J. Basu ◽  
S. Ranganathan ◽  
N. Nishiyama
Keyword(s):  
Differential Scanning Calorimetry ◽  
Glass Transition ◽  
Metallic Glass ◽  
Bulk Metallic Glass ◽  
Structural Relaxation ◽  
Short Range ◽  
Annealing Temperature ◽  
Scanning Calorimetry ◽  
Short Range Ordering ◽  
The Stability

ABSTRACTThe stability of a Pd40Cu30Ni10P20 bulk metallic glass (BMG) against structural relaxation is investigated by isothermal and isochronal annealing heat treatments below and above its glass transition temperature, Tg, for varying periods. Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) of the annealed samples shows an excess endotherm at Tg, irrespective of the annealing temperature. This recovery peak evolves exponentially with annealing time and is due to the destruction of anneal-induced compositional short range ordering. The alloy exhibits a high resistance to crystallization on annealing below Tg and complex Pd- and Ni-phosphides evolve on annealing above Tg.

scholarly journals Stability of ZrTiCuNiBe Bulk Metallic Glass upon Isothermal Annealing Near the Glass Transition Temperature

2002 ◽  
Vol 17 (6) ◽  
pp. 1385-1389 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Hua Wang ◽  
Ru Ju Wang ◽  
W. T. Yang ◽  
B. C. Wei ◽  
P. Wen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Glass Transition ◽  
Transition Temperature ◽  
Glass Transition Temperature ◽  
Metallic Glass ◽  
Bulk Metallic Glass ◽  
Isothermal Annealing ◽  
Scanning Calorimetry ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Property Changes ◽  
Overlap Method

The stability of Zr41Ti14Cu12.5Ni10Be22.5 bulk metallic glass (BMG) upon isothermal annealing near the glass transition temperature has been investigated by using x-ray diffraction, differential scanning calorimetry, and the pulse echo overlap method. The density, elastic constants, and thermodynamic parameters as well as their annealing time dependence have been determined. The microstructural and properties changes of the annealed BMG were checked by acoustic measurement. Obvious structural and property changes were observed with prolonged annealing of the BMG near the glass transition temperature.

Calorimetric glass transition in bulk metallic glass forming Zr-Ti-Cu-Ni-Be alloys as a free-volume-related kinetic phenomenon

2003 ◽  
Vol 67 (21) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ping Wen ◽  
Mei Bo Tang ◽  
Ming Xiang Pan ◽  
De Qian Zhao ◽  
Zhi Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Glass Transition ◽  
Metallic Glass ◽  
Bulk Metallic Glass ◽  
Free Volume ◽  
Glass Forming ◽  
Kinetic Phenomenon

Tension and stress relaxation behavior of a La-based bulk metallic glass

2007 ◽  
Vol 22 (12) ◽  
pp. 3303-3308 ◽  
Author(s):  
G.Q. Zhang ◽  
Q.K. Jiang ◽  
X.P. Nie ◽  
L.Y. Chen ◽  
L.N. Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Glass Transition ◽  
Stress Relaxation ◽  
Metallic Glass ◽  
Bulk Metallic Glass ◽  
Free Volume ◽  
Annealing Time ◽  
Fracture Morphology ◽  
Cast Sample ◽  
Brittle Behavior ◽  
Tension Tests

Tension and stress-relaxation behaviors of a La62Al14Cu11.7Ag2.3Ni5Co5 bulk metallic glass (BMG) as a function of isothermal annealing time have been investigated. It is found that annealing at 373 K below the glass-transition temperature (423 K) of the BMG alloy causes an increase of special heat difference at the glass transition and density of the alloy, indicating a reduction of free volume in the BMG alloy with annealing time. Compared with the as-cast sample, the fracture strength, Vickers hardness, viscosity, Young’s modulus, and stress-relaxation stability of the annealed BMGs increase with annealing time, which is caused by the reduction of free volume in the annealed samples. Furthermore, a change of fracture morphology from a mixture of smooth and furrow zones in the as-cast sample to a mainly furrow zone in the sample annealed for 8 h was also observed. All samples exhibit brittle behavior during tension tests.

Kinetic nature of hard magnetic Nd50Al15Fe15Co20 bulk metallic glass with distinct glass transition

2004 ◽  
Vol 19 (5) ◽  
pp. 1307-1310 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Xia ◽  
M.B. Tang ◽  
H. Xu ◽  
M.X. Pan ◽  
D.Q. Zhao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Differential Scanning Calorimetry ◽  
Glass Transition ◽  
Metallic Glass ◽  
Bulk Metallic Glass ◽  
Ideal Model ◽  
Scanning Calorimetry ◽  
Suction Casting ◽  
Crystallization Behaviors ◽  
Glass Forming

A hard magnetic Nd50Al15Fe15Co20 bulk metallic glass (BMG) was prepared in the shape of a rod up to 3 mm in diameter by suction casting. The glass transition and crystallization behaviors as well as their kinetic nature have been studied. In contrast to the previously reported hard magnetic Nd–Al–Fe–Co BMGs, Nd50Al15Fe15Co20 as-cast rod exhibits a distinct glass transition and multistep crystallization behaviors in the differential scanning calorimetry traces and lower coercivity. The BMG provides an ideal model for the investigation of glass transition and crystallization of hard magnetic Nd–Al–Fe–Co glass-forming alloys.

Effect of high pressure on glass transition in Zr-Ti-Cu-Ni-Be bulk metallic glass

2002 ◽  
Vol 754 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Hua Wang ◽  
Ping Wen ◽  
Yan Hui Zhao ◽  
Ming Xiang Pan ◽  
De Qian Zhao
Keyword(s):  
High Pressure ◽  
Glass Transition ◽  
Transition Temperature ◽  
Glass Transition Temperature ◽  
Metallic Glass ◽  
Bulk Metallic Glass ◽  
Free Volume ◽  
Bulk Glass ◽  
Free Volume Theory ◽  
Glass Forming

ABSTRACTA new method is developed to directly exhibit glass transition in Zr-Ti-Cu-Ni-Be bulk glass-forming alloy under high pressure in metallic glass. Via the method, we derive an increase of glass transition temperature, Tg with pressure of 5.6 K/GPa, and a formation volume (ΔVf) of 6.5 Å3 for diffusion and the migration volume (ΔVm) of 6.5 Å3. The glass transition under high pressure is simulated based on the free-volume theory, and the simulations are consistent with the experimental observations.

scholarly journals Tension-Tension Fatigue Behavior of High-Toughness Zr61Ti2Cu25Al12 Bulk Metallic Glass

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (11) ◽  
pp. 2815
Author(s):  
Yu Hang Yang ◽  
Jun Yi ◽  
Na Yang ◽  
Wen Liang ◽  
Hao Ran Huang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fracture Toughness ◽  
Shear Band ◽  
Metallic Glass ◽  
Bulk Metallic Glass ◽  
Fatigue Resistance ◽  
Metallic Glasses ◽  
Stress Amplitude ◽  
Fatigue Behavior ◽  
Bulk Metallic Glasses ◽  
High Toughness

Bulk metallic glasses have application potential in engineering structures due to their exceptional strength and fracture toughness. Their fatigue resistance is very important for the application as well. We report the tension-tension fatigue damage behavior of a Zr61Ti2Cu25Al12 bulk metallic glass, which has the highest fracture toughness among BMGs. The Zr61Ti2Cu25Al12 glass exhibits a tension-tension fatigue endurance limit of 195 MPa, which is higher than that of high-toughness steels. The fracture morphology of the specimens depends on the applied stress amplitude. We found flocks of shear bands, which were perpendicular to the loading direction, on the surface of the fatigue test specimens with stress amplitude higher than the fatigue limit of the glass. The fatigue cracking of the glass initiated from a shear band in a shear band flock. Our work demonstrated that the Zr61Ti2Cu25Al12 glass is a competitive structural material and shed light on improving the fatigue resistance of bulk metallic glasses.

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