Influence of Al on Quasicrystal Formation in Zr-Ti-Nb-Cu-Ni-Al Metallic Glasses

2003 ◽  
Vol 806 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sergio Scudino ◽  
Jürgen Eckert ◽  
Uta Kühn ◽  
Hergen Breitzke ◽  
Klaus Lüders ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Supercooled Liquid ◽  
Supercooled Liquid Region ◽  
Quasicrystalline Phase ◽  
Liquid Region ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Scanning Calorimetry ◽  
Al Content ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Thermal Stability Of

ABSTRACTThe effect of Al on the crystallization behavior of (Zr0.616Ti0.087 Nb0.027Cu0.15Ni0.12)100−xAlx melt-spun glassy ribbons with x = 7.5, 5, 2.5 and 0 was investigated by differential scanning calorimetry, x-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy. The devitrification of the ribbons is characterized by the formation of a metastable quasicrystalline phase during the first stage of the crystallization process even for the alloy with x = 0. Therefore, Al is not essential for quasicrystal formation in the present alloys. However, it affects the properties of the amorphous as well as of the quasicrystalline phase. With decreasing Al content, the temperature range of stability of the quasicrystalline phase increases whereas the thermal stability of the amorphous phase decreases together with a slight decrease of the extension of the supercooled liquid region. Thus, it is concluded that although the addition of Al improves the stability of the glassy phase, it has no beneficial effect on the formation of quasicrystals.

Influence of Al on Quasicrystal Formation in Zr-Ti-Nb-Cu-Ni-Al Metallic Glasses

2003 ◽  
Vol 805 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sergio Scudino ◽  
Jürgen Eckert ◽  
Uta Kühn ◽  
Hergen Breitzke ◽  
Klaus Lüders ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Supercooled Liquid ◽  
Supercooled Liquid Region ◽  
Quasicrystalline Phase ◽  
Liquid Region ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Scanning Calorimetry ◽  
Al Content ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Thermal Stability Of

ABSTRACTThe effect of Al on the crystallization behavior of (Zr0.616Ti0.087Nb0.027Cu0.15Ni0.12)100–xAlx melt-spun glassy ribbons with x = 7.5, 5, 2.5 and 0 was investigated by differential scanning calorimetry, x-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy. The devitrification of the ribbons is characterized by the formation of a metastable quasicrystalline phase during the first stage of the crystallization process even for the alloy with x = 0. Therefore, Al is not essential for quasicrystal formation in the present alloys. However, it affects the properties of the amorphous as well as of the quasicrystalline phase. With decreasing Al content, the temperature range of stability of the quasicrystalline phase increases whereas the thermal stability of the amorphous phase decreases together with a slight decrease of the extension of the supercooled liquid region. Thus, it is concluded that although the addition of Al improves the stability of the glassy phase, it has no beneficial effect on the formation of quasicrystals.

Superplastic Deformation and Viscous Flow in an Zr-Based Metallic Glass at 410°C

1998 ◽  
Vol 554 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. G. Nieh ◽  
J. G. Wang ◽  
J. Wadsworth ◽  
T. Mukai ◽  
C. T. Liu
Keyword(s):  
Strain Rate ◽  
Supercooled Liquid ◽  
Supercooled Liquid Region ◽  
Liquid Region ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Scanning Calorimetry ◽  
Single Strain ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Heat Treated ◽  
Different Temperatures

AbstractThe thermal properties of an amorphous alloy (composition in at.%: Zr-10Al-5Ti-17.9Cu-14.6Ni), and particularly the glass transition and crystallization temperature as a function of heating rate, were characterized using Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC). X-ray diffraction analyses and Transmission Electron Microscopy were also conducted on samples heat-treated at different temperatures for comparison with the DSC results. Superplasticity in the alloy was studied at 410°C, a temperature within the supercooled liquid region. Both single strain rate and strain rate cycling tests in tension were carried out to investigate the deformation behavior of the alloy in the supercooled liquid region. The experimental results indicated that the alloy did not behave like a Newtonian fluid.

PREPARATION AND STRUCTURAL STUDY OF MECHANICAL ALLOYED OF Co50Fe20Cu2V8B20

2005 ◽  
Vol 19 (15n17) ◽  
pp. 2775-2779
Author(s):  
X. F. ZHANG ◽  
X. Q. HUANG ◽  
R. W. PENG ◽  
G. Q. WANG ◽  
S. Y. ZHANG
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Transmission Electron Microscopy ◽  
Amorphous Alloys ◽  
Supercooled Liquid ◽  
Supercooled Liquid Region ◽  
Liquid Region ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Scanning Calorimetry ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Transmission Electron

The amorphous alloys of Co 50 Fe 20 Cu 2 V 8 B 20 are successfully obtained by using the mechanical alloying technique. The sample is analyzed by X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy and differential scanning calorimetry. The DSC result of the powder sample milled for 120 h shows a complete amorphous phase and a wide supercooled liquid region (Tx - Tg ≃ 80 K ).

scholarly journals Mechanically Alloyed Amorphous Ti50(Cu0.45Ni0.55)44–xAlxSi4B2 Alloys with Supercooled Liquid Region

2002 ◽  
Vol 17 (7) ◽  
pp. 1743-1749 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. C. Zhang ◽  
J. Xu ◽  
E. Ma
Keyword(s):  
Amorphous Alloys ◽  
Supercooled Liquid ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Supercooled Liquid Region ◽  
Liquid Region ◽  
Mechanically Alloyed ◽  
Scanning Calorimetry ◽  
Beneficial Effects ◽  
State Process ◽  
Transmission Electron

A high-energy ball milling procedure has been developed to produce amorphous alloys in Ti50(Cu0.45Ni0.55)44−xAlxSi4B2 (x= 0, 4, 8, 12) powder mixtures. The milling products were characterized using x-ray diffraction, differential scanning calorimetry, and transmission electron microscopy. The Ti-based amorphous alloy powders prepared through this solid-state process exhibit a well-defined glass transition and a supercooled liquid region (ΔTx =64 K) close to the largest achieved so far for Ti-based undercooled melts. The substitution of Al for Cu and Ni has beneficial effects on stabilizing the supercooled liquid. Residual nanocrystals of the αTi structure are uniformly dispersed in the amorphous matrix. The composite alloy powders offer the potential for consolidation in the supercooled liquid region to bulk lightweight amorphous alloys and the possibility to attain desirable mechanical properties.

Crystallization Pathway in the Bulk Metallic Glass Zr41.2Ti13.8Cu12.5Ni10Be22.5

1996 ◽  
Vol 455 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Schneider ◽  
P. Thiyagarajan ◽  
U. Geyer ◽  
W. L. Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Scattering Length ◽  
Primary Crystallization ◽  
Supercooled Liquid ◽  
Supercooled Liquid Region ◽  
Liquid Region ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Amorphous Phases ◽  
New Family ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Composition Fluctuations

AbstractA new family of multicomponent metallic alloys exhibits an excellent glass forming ability at moderate cooling rates of about 10K/s and a wide supercooled liquid region. These glasses are eutectic or nearly eutectic, thus far away from the compositions of competing crystalline phases. The nucleation of crystals from the homogeneous amorphous phase requires large thermally activated composition fluctuations for which the time scale is relatively long, even in the supercooled liquid. In the Zr41.2Ti13.8Cu12.5Ni10Be22.5 alloy therefore a different pathway to crystallization is observed. The initially homogeneous alloy separates into two amorphous phases. In the decomposed regions, crystallization probability increases and finally polymorphic crystallization occurs. The evolution of decomposition and succeeding primary crystallization in the bulk amorphous Zr41.2Ti13.8Cu12.5Ni10Be22.5 alloy have been studied by small angle neutron. Samples annealed isothermally in the supercooled liquid and in the solid state exhibit interference peaks indicating quasiperiodic inhomogeneities in the scattering length density. The related wavelengths increase with temperature according to the linear Cahn-Hilliard theory for spinodal decomposition. Also the time evolution of the interference peaks in the early stages is consistent with this theory. At later stages, X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy investigations confirm the formation of nanocrystals in the decomposed regions.

Formation of Ni57Zr20Ti22Pb1 Amorphous Powders by Mechanical Alloying

2007 ◽  
Vol 539-543 ◽  
pp. 2767-2772
Author(s):  
Pee Yew Lee ◽  
S.S. Hung ◽  
Jason S.C. Jang ◽  
Giin Shan Chen
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Stability ◽  
Supercooled Liquid ◽  
Supercooled Liquid Region ◽  
Liquid Region ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Mechanically Alloyed ◽  
Atomic Size ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Amorphous Powders ◽  
Thermal Stability Of

In the current study, the amorphization behavior of mechanically alloyed Ni57Zr20Ti22Pb1 powder was examined in details. The conventional X-ray diffraction results confirm that the fully amorphous powders formed after 5 hours of milling. The thermal stability of the Ni57Zr20Ti22Pb1 amorphous powders was investigated by differential scanning calorimeter (DSC). As the results demonstrated, the glass transition temperature (Tg) and the crystallization temperature (Tx) are 760 K and 850 K, respectively. The supercooled liquid region is 90 K. The appearance of wide supercooled liquid region may be mainly due to the Pb additions which cause the increasing differences in atomic size of mechanically alloyed Ni57Zr20Ti22Pb1 powders.

scholarly journals Low-Temperature Annealing Induced Amorphization in Nanocrystalline NiW Alloy Films

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Z. Q. Chen ◽  
F. Wang ◽  
P. Huang ◽  
T. J. Lu ◽  
K. W. Xu
Keyword(s):  
Low Temperature ◽  
Supercooled Liquid ◽  
Supercooled Liquid Region ◽  
Liquid Region ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Tem Analysis ◽  
Alloy Films ◽  
Glass Forming ◽  
Low Temperature Annealing ◽  
Transmission Electron

Annealing induced amorphization in sputtered glass-forming thin films was generally observed in the supercooled liquid region. Based on X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscope (TEM) analysis, however, here, we demonstrate that nearly full amorphization could occur in nanocrystalline (NC) sputtered NiW alloy films annealed at relatively low temperature. Whilst the supersaturation of W content caused by the formation of Ni4W phase played a crucial role in the amorphization process of NiW alloy films annealed at 473 K for 30 min, nearly full amorphization occurred upon further annealing of the film for 60 min. The redistribution of free volume from amorphous regions into crystalline regions was proposed as the possible mechanism underlying the nearly full amorphization observed in NiW alloys.

scholarly journals Microstructural Investigations of Rapidly Solidified Al-Co-Y Alloys

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Avar ◽  
M. Gogebakan ◽  
M. Tarakci ◽  
Y. Gencer ◽  
S. Kerli
Keyword(s):  
Melt Spinning ◽  
Alloy System ◽  
Supercooled Liquid ◽  
Amorphous Structure ◽  
Supercooled Liquid Region ◽  
Liquid Region ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Scanning Calorimetry ◽  
Glass Forming ◽  
Rapidly Solidified

The alloys with different compositions in the Al-rich corner of the Al-Co-Y ternary system were prepared by conventional casting and further processed by melt-spinning technique. The microstructure and the thermal behavior of the alloys were analyzed by means of X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), and differential thermal analysis (DTA). It was found that only rapidly solidified Al85Co7Y8alloy exhibited the best glass forming ability (GFA) and a fully amorphous structure. Besides, Al85Co13Y2and Al85Co2Y13alloy ribbons were fully crystalline, whereas Al85Co10Y5and Al85Co5Y10alloy ribbons consisted of some crystalline phases within an amorphous matrix. The SEM results showed the same trend that the crystalline phase fraction decreases with the approaching into best glass former. From DSC results, only Al85Co7Y8amorphous alloy exhibited a glass transition temperature (Tg) at 569 K, and its supercooled liquid region (ΔTx=Tx−Tg) was found to be 17 K. Moreover, other calculated GFA parameters for this alloy system were also discussed.

Amorphization and thermal stability of mechanically alloyed Zr54Cu19Ni8Al8Si5Ti5O1

2005 ◽  
Vol 903 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vassilios Kapaklis ◽  
Athanasios Georgiopoulos ◽  
Peter Schweiss ◽  
Constantin Politis
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Stability ◽  
Glass Transition ◽  
Supercooled Liquid ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Supercooled Liquid Region ◽  
Liquid Region ◽  
Mechanically Alloyed ◽  
Scanning Calorimetry ◽  
Arc Melting ◽  
Thermal Stability Of

AbstractIn the present work we have intentionally introduced significant amount of oxygen to Zr- based alloys. Samples were prepared either by high energy ball milling of the elemental powders and single phase α-ZrO0.43 at the appropriate stoichiometry, or by melting in an Zr-gettered arc melting facility, in both cases under purified argon atmosphere. The effect of small amounts of oxygen (∼1 at. %) on the amorphization process and the thermal stability of mechanically alloyed Zr54Cu19Ni8Al8Si5Ti5O1 powders and arc melted bulk samples was studied by X-ray diffraction and differential scanning calorimetry. It was found that the introduction of oxygen to the alloy composition does not inhibit the amorphization but enhances greatly the thermal stability of the mechanically alloyed amorphous powders. Compared to samples without oxygen prepared either by arc melting or mechanical alloying, samples with oxygen show an increase of the supercooled liquid region from ΔTx−g=Tx−Tg=117 °C to 141 °C where Tx is the crystallization and Tg the glass transition temperature. The glass transition for the mechanically alloyed samples (Tgma) remains unaffected at 336 °C.

The Effect of Iron and Oxygen Additions on the Properties of Zr-Al-Cu-Ni Bulk Metallic Glass Forming Alloys

1996 ◽  
Vol 455 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Eckert ◽  
N. Mattern ◽  
M. Seidel ◽  
L. Schultz
Keyword(s):  
Glass Transition ◽  
Oxygen Content ◽  
Supercooled Liquid ◽  
Supercooled Liquid Region ◽  
Coarse Grained ◽  
Liquid Region ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Scanning Calorimetry ◽  
Glass Forming ◽  
Fe Content

ABSTRACTThe effect of iron and oxygen additions on the thermal stability of rapidly quenched amorphous Zr65Al7.5Cu17.5Ni10) was studied by x-ray diffraction and differential scanning calorimetry. With increasing Fe content the glass transition temperature Tg and the crystallization temperature Tx shift to higher temperatures. The increase is more significant for Tg than for Tx, resulting in a decrease of the supercooled liquid region with increasing Fe content. For oxygen additions Tx decreases with increasing oxygen content whereas Tg increases slightly, causing a decrease of the supercooled liquid region with increasing oxygen content. The results reveal that even minor iron or oxygen contaminations lead to drastic changes in the glass transition behavior and the crystallization mode. Large iron or oxygen contents lead to the formation of nanocrystalline microstructures instead of coarse-grained material.

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