Influence of ejection temperature on structure and glass transition behavior for Zr-based rapidly quenched disordered alloys

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Authors

  • Xinghua Wang
  • Akishisa Inoue
  • F. L. Kong
  • Shengli Zhu
  • Mihai Stoica
  • Ivan Kaban
  • C. T. Chang
  • E. Shalaan
  • F. Al-Marzouki

Organisational units

External Organisational units

  • Tianjin University
  • Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research, Dresden
  • Josai International University
  • Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering
  • King Abdulaziz University
  • Erich Schmid Institute of Materials Science

Abstract

We examined the influence of ejection liquid temperature (Tel) on the structure, thermal stability and crystallization of [Formula presented] ribbons prepared by the melt-spinning technique. The increase in Tel was found to cause the formation of an oxide phase on the ribbon surface, more loose atomic configurations, the absence of glass transition (GT) and supercooled liquid (SL) region, and the rise of crystallization temperature. The changes in the GT and SL region occur reversibly by controlling the Tel. Neither the change in alloy composition except oxygen nor the difference in crystallized phases is seen. Their hardness increases significantly by the disappearance of GT and SL region. The reversible changes in the appearance and disappearance of GT and SL region was found for different Zr-based glassy ribbons, being independent of alloy compositions. The disappearance is presumably due to the change in atomic configurations from high-coordinated to less-coordinated atomic packing in the melt-spun ribbons by freezing high-temperature liquid. The observed phenomenon of the reversible changes provides a novel opportunity for deep understanding of mutual correlations among liquid structure, GT, stability of SL and bulk glass-forming ability for metallic alloys.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)370-381
Number of pages12
JournalActa materialia
Volume116.2016
Issue number1 September
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Sept 2016