Atomic origin for rejuvenation of a Zr-based metallic glass at cryogenic temperature

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Authors

  • X. L. Bian
  • Gang Wang
  • J. Yi
  • Y. D. Jia
  • Jozef Bednarčík
  • Q. J. Zhai
  • Ivan Kaban
  • Baran Sarac

External Organisational units

  • Shanghai University, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Institute of Materials
  • Photon Science, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg,
  • Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research, Dresden
  • Erich Schmid Institute of Materials Science

Abstract

The temperature-dependent atomic structural evolution of a Zr64.13Cu15.75Ni10.12Al10 metallic glass is studied by in-situ high-energy X-ray diffraction in the temperature range of 79–553 K. The interatomic distance in the first nearest neighbor shell increases with decreasing temperature, while the interatomic distance in other atomic shells decreases. This decrease in the interatomic distances causes volume shrinkage and an increase in the strength of the metallic glass. The volume shrinkage can be quantitatively described by the Varshni function. The structural information is helpful for deeply understanding of the origin of the rejuvenation of metallic glasses at the cryogenic temperatures.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)254-259
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of alloys and compounds
Volume718.2017
Issue number25 September
Early online date13 May 2017
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 25 Sept 2017