Formation, properties and microstructure of amorphous/crystalline composite Ag20Cu30Ti50 alloy using miscibility gap |
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Authors: | Krzysztof Ziewiec Zbigniew Kdzierski Anna Zieliska-Lipiec Janusz Stpiski Sawomir Kc |
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Affiliation: | aInstitute of Technology, Pedagogical University of Cracow, ul. Podchorążych 2, 30-084 Krakow, Poland;bAGH University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Metal Engineering and Industrial Computer Science, 30 Mickiewicza Ave, 30-059 Krakow, Poland |
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Abstract: | The aim of the work was to produce the amorphous/crystalline composite with uniform distribution of fine crystalline soft phase. Silver–copper–titanium Ag20Cu30Ti50 alloy was prepared using 99.95 wt% Ag, 99.95 wt% Cu, 99.95 wt% Ti that were arc-melted in argon atmosphere. Then the alloy was melt spun on a copper wheel with linear velocity of 33 m/s. Investigation of the microstructure for both arc-melt massive sample and melt-spun ribbons was performed with use of scanning electron microscope (SEM) with EDS, light microscope (LM) and X-ray diffraction. The thermal stability was evaluated by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). The properties such as Young modulus and Vickers hardness number before and after crystallization of the amorphous matrix were measured with use of nanoindenter. The microstructure was investigated by transmission electron microscope (TEM). It was found, that the alloy has a tendency for separation within the liquid state due to the miscibility gap which resulted in segregation into Ti–Cu–Ag matrix and Ag-base spherical particles after arc-melting. During rapid cooling through the melt spinning the Ag20Cu30Ti50 alloy formed an amorphous/crystalline composite of fcc silver-rich spherical particles within the amorphous Ti–Cu–Ag matrix. |
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Keywords: | Amorphous materials Liquid quenching X-ray diffraction Scanning and transmission electron microscopy |
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