Abstract
The effect of replacement of Ti with Y or Nb in Ti-rich Ti-Zr-Be-Cu-Ni bulk metallic glasses (BMGs) has been investigated. The minor addition (MA) of Y (Y-Ti: +58 kJ/mol) induced phase separation into Y-rich crystalline particles and Ti-rich amorphous matrix, while the MA of Nb (Nb-Ti: +10 kJ/mol) led to nanocrystallization in Ti-rich BMGs with icosahedral nuclei. This result indicates that MA of elements having positive enthalpy of mixing can induce a different degree of instability in the single amorphous matrix depending on the amount of repulsive interaction energy. In particular, MA of Nb (up to 4 at.%) significantly increased the compressive fracture strain (εf) Up to ∼9.35 ± 0.2%, which indicates that the plasticity of BMGs can be enhanced by the size-modulated icosahedral phase embedded in the amorphous matrix.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 3440-3447 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Journal of Materials Research |
Volume | 22 |
Issue number | 12 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2007 Dec |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Materials Science(all)
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Mechanics of Materials
- Mechanical Engineering