The mechanism of sc increasing the glass forming ability of a zirconium based bulk amorphous alloy

  • Yang Li
  • , Lin He
  • , Jun Sun
  • , Feng Jiang

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Abstract

Quintary Zr52.5Cu17.9 Ni14.6Al10Ti5 bulk amorphous alloys were synthesized with industrial sponge zirconium. The wedge-shaped samples added with Sc were prepared. The mechanism of Sc increasing the GFA of the alloy was analyzed by means of X-ray diffraction, SEM and Energy Spectrum Analysis. The results showed that adding Sc to the alloy could cause the transformation of phase structure and the composition of the pre-separation phase in the transitional region of the quintary alloy. Sc with great capacity of deoxidization could decrease the existence of Zirconium oxide or Zirconium/oxygen clusters in the alloy, and eliminate heterogeneous nucleants in the melt. Consequently, adding Sc to the alloy could increase the GFA of the quintary alloy.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1740-1743
Number of pages4
JournalXiyou Jinshu Cailiao Yu Gongcheng/Rare Metal Materials and Engineering
Volume35
Issue number11
StatePublished - Nov 2006

Keywords

  • Bulk metallic glass
  • Glass forming ability (GFA)
  • Transitional region
  • Zirconium based amorphous alloy

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