Martensitic Transformation and Plastic Deformation of TiCuNiZr-Based Bulk Metallic Glass Composites

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Authors

  • Honggang Sun
  • Kaikai Song
  • Xiaoliang Han
  • Hui Xing
  • Xuelian Li
  • Shenghai Wang
  • Jeong Kim
  • Niraj Chawake
  • Li Wang

Organisational units

External Organisational units

  • Shandong University
  • State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an
  • Erich Schmid Institute of Materials Science

Abstract

In this study, the microstructural evolution and mechanical properties of TiCuNiZr-based bulk metallic glass (BMGs) composites were systematically investigated in order to optimize both the strength and the ductility of BMGs. By tailoring the glass-forming compositions, TiCuNiZr-based BMG composites with different volume fractions of B2 (Ti,Zr)(Cu,Ni) crystals precipitating in the glassy matrix exhibit not only macroscopic ductility but also high strength as well as work-hardening, which is due to the formation of multiple shear bands and martensitic transformation during deformation. Optimized mechanical properties can be achieved when the crystalline volume fraction is at least higher than 44 vol. %, which is attributed to the sizeable difference between Young’s moduli of the B2 (Ti,Zr)(Cu,Ni) crystals and the glassy matrix, and the precipitation of Ti2Cu intermetallic compounds at the B2 crystal boundaries. Our study provides a complementary understanding of how to tailor mechanical properties of TiCu-based BMG composites.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)196
Number of pages1
JournalMetals : open access journal
Volume8.2018
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 20 Mar 2018