Critical serrated flow features during nanoindentation in La-based bulk metallic glasses

La57.6Al17.5(Cu,Ni)24.9 and La64Al14(Cu,Ni)22 bulk metallic glasses (BMGs) were prepared by copper-mould casting method. Plastic deformation behavior of the two BMGs at various loading rates was studied by nanoindentation. The results showed that the La57.6Al17.5(Cu,Ni)24.9 BMG with a glass transition temperature of 423 K exhibited prominent serrated flow at low loading rates, whereas less pronounced serrated flow at high rates during nanoindentation. In contrast, the La64Al14(Cu,Ni)22 BMG with a glass transition temperature of 401 K exhibited prominent serrated flow at high loading rates. The different rate dependency of serrated flow in the two La-based BMGs is related to the different glass transition temperature, and consequently the degree of viscous flow during indentation at room temperature. A smoother flow occurs in the alloy with relatively lower glass transition temperature, due to the relaxation of stress concentration.     

Characterization of plastic flow in two Zr-based bulk metallic glasses

1 Introduction Bulk metallic glasses (BMGs) have attracted a great attention due to their excellent properties, such as high strength, good wear resistance, excellent elasticity and easily forming in viscous state. However, structural applications are currently limited by the lack of macroscopic plasticity at room temperature, characterized by strain-softening which results in the formation of intense localized shear bands. Fracture typically occurs after very small plastic strain in compress…     

Room temperature plastic deformation behavior of ZrCuNiAl bulk metallic glasses

The Zr62.55Cu17.55Ni9.9Al10 bulk metallic glass (BMG) was prepared by using copper-mold suction-casting. X-ray diffraction and differential scanning calorimetry were utilized to determine its structure and thermal stability. Uniaxial compression and Rockwell indenta-tion tests were adopted to study the plastic deformation behavior at room temperature. The results show that the glass transition temperature and the onset temperature of exothermic reaction of the BMG are 651.5 and 748 K, respectively. During the compression test, the BMGs undergo an engineering strain of about 2.5%, i.e., true strain of 2.8%, and then fracture. The BMGs deform via the formation and propagation of shear bands. Under indentation loading, the BMGs deform through the formation of radiation-like and circular shear bands. The circular shear bands form earlier than the radiation-like ones. The formation mechanism of shear bands in the BMGs was analyzed and discussed.     

Plastic deformation behavior of Fe40Ni40P14B6 bulk metallic glass investigated by nanoindentation

Fe₄₀Ni₄₀P₁₄B₆ bulk metallic glass rods have been prepared by water quenching the fluxed alloy. The deformation behavior was investigated by nanoindentation tests and compressing tests. The average hardness and elastic modulus of the as-prepared Fe₄₀Ni₄₀P₁₄B₆ BMG (bulk metallic glass) measured by nanoindentation tests are 8.347 and 176.61 GPa respectively. The displacement-load curve shows “pop-in” characteristics which correspond to the loading rate bursts. Many shear bands around the indent were observed. The as-prepared Fe-based BMG exhibits a compressive plastic strain of 5.21%, which is much larger than that of other Fe-based glassy alloys and most of other BMGs.     

Glass formation of ternary Sin-based Sm-AI-Co bulk metallic glasses

Ternary Sm-based Sm-AI-Co alloys at specific compositions designed using an e/a- and cluster-related criteria exhibit high glass forming abilities and form bulk glassy rods of 3 mm in diameter by a copper mold suction-casting method. Four compositions of bulk metallic glasses (BMGs) are Sm₅₀Al₂₅Co₂₅, Sm₅₂Al₂₄Co₂₄, Sm₅₄Al₂₃Co₂₃ and Sm₅₆Al₂₂Co₂₂, which all satisfy a constant conduction electron concentration of 1.5. Among them, the BMG exhibiting the largest reduced glass transition temperature (T_rg) is Sm₅₀Al₂₅Co₂₅, which reaches 0.648. The glass transition temperature T_g and the onset crystallization temperature T_x of this alloy are respectively 579 and 640 K at a heating rate of 20 K/min.     

Effects of small amount Ta on the characteristics ofthe Zr-Al-Ni-Cu-Ta bulk metallic glass

The effects of Ta on the characteristics of the Zr-base BMG (bulk metallic glass) were investigated. Zr55Al10Ni5Cu30-xTax(x=1,2,4) bulk metallic glasses (BMGs) with 3.5 mm diameter and 70 mm length were successfully prepared by using combined jet and copper mold casting. A small amount of Ta addition does not change the glass transition temperature, crystallization temperature, and supercooled liquid region obviously, but Ta promotes composition separation and two-stage crystallization. The stable crystalline phases include ZrENi, CuZr2, AlEZr3 intermetallic compounds and Ta-rich solid solution after annealing the Zr-Al-Ni-Cu-Ta alloys at 753 K. Zr55Al10Ni5Cu30-xTax (x=1,2,4) bulk glassy alloys exhibit a better compressive strength. The stress-strain curve shows a zigzag feature, and the fracture surface shows intersecting of shear bands. It may correlate with the inhomogeneous feature of amorphous structure.     

Formation and thermal stability of Cu-Zr-Al-Er bulk metallic glasses with high glass-forming ability

The formation and thermal stabilities of Cu_46.25Zr_46.25-xAl_7.5Er_x, (x=0 to 8) bulk metallic glasses (BMGs) were investigated. The addition of a small amount of Er (2at%) for replacing Zr effectively improves the glass-forming ability of Cu_46.25Zr_46.25Al_7.5 alloy, and the glassy rod with a diameter of at least 12 mm can be formed. The glass transition temperature (T_g), temperature interval of supercooled liquid region ΔT_x (= T_x − T_g, and reduced glass transition temperature T_rg (=T_g/T₁) of Cu_46.25Zr_44.25Al_7.5Er₂ glassy alloy are 699 K, 62 K and 0.607, respectively.     

Deformation behavior of Zr65Cu17.5Ni10Al7.5 in superplastic forming with silicon mould: Simulation and application

We investigated the deformation behaviors of Zr_65Cu_17.5Ni_10Al_7.5 in superplastic forming in silicon mould via numerical modeling and experiments. The data needed for the constitutive formulation were obtained from compressive tests to establish a material library for finite-element simulation using a DEFORM 3D software. A constant speed forming process of a micro gear was modeled where the loading force, feature size and amount of deformation in the micro gear in silicon mould were analyzed in detail for the optimal requirements of micro gear forming and the protection of silicon mould. Guided by the modeling parameters, an amorphous metal micro gear was successfully obtained by our home-made superplastic forming system with the optimized parameters （temperature of 683 K, top speed of 0.003 mm/s until the load force reaching limiting value at 1960 N, and a gradually decelerating process for holding the force to the end）. Our work gives a good example for optimization of superplastic forming and fabrication of BMGs in microparts.     

Glass formation of ternary Sm-based Sm-Al-Co bulk metallic glasses

Ternary Sm-based Sm-Al-Co alloys at specific compositions designed using an e/a- and cluster-related criteria exhibit high glass forming abilities and form bulk glassy rods of 3 mm in diameter by a copper mold suction-casting method. Four composi- tions of bulk metallic glasses (BMGs) are Sm50Al25Co25, Sm52Al24Co24, Sm54Al23Co23 and Sm56Al22Co22, which all satisfy a constant conduction electron concentration of 1.5. Among them, the BMG exhibiting the largest reduced glass transition temperature (Trg) is Sm50Al25Co25, which reaches 0.648. The glass transition temperature Tg and the onset crystallization temperature Tx of this alloy are respectively 579 and 640 K at a heating rate of 20 K/min.     

Ti50Cu42Ni8非晶合金力学性能与晶化组织的研究

采用铜模喷注法成功制备出成本较低直径为2mm的Ti50Cu42Ni8大块非晶合金,对其力学性能及铸态与晶化显微组织进行了研究。结果表明：Ti50Cu42Ni8非晶合金具有优异的力学性能,压缩断裂强度可达2008MPa,弹性模量为100GPa,非晶样品的断裂面与轴向成45。,断口出现河流状脉纹及熔滴。其铸态显微组织为无特征组织,480℃和650℃退火后分别出现条状和梅花状晶态相。     

Structural Properties and Energy Analysis of ZrxCu90-xAl10Ternary Metallic Glasses

Classical molecular dynamics(MD) were conducted to study the structure and energy distribution of Zr_xCu_90-xAl₁₀(x=20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70) ternary alloys. When the Zr composition is 30%, the glass transition temperature reaches the maximum value and the Zr₃₀Cu₆₀Al₁₀ owns high glass forming ability(GFA). Analysis of the short-range structure shows that there are more low-energy Zr-centered polyhedron with high coordination number(CN...     

Devitrification process in rapidly solidified Al-Ni-Cu-Nd metallic glass

In the present study, rapidly solidified ribbons of A187 Ni7 Cu3 Nd3 metallic glass was prepared by using melt spinning. Devitrification process of the totally amorphous ribbons was investigated by high temperature X-ray diffraction analysis, combining with differential scanning calorimetry, under continuous and isothermal heating regime. The X-ray diffraction intensity and full width at the half maximum (FWHM) were analyzed to investigate the increase of crystallized amount and growth of α-Al crystal particles. The results show that under continuous heating regime, the metallic glass devitrifies via two main stages: primary crystallization, resulting in two-phase mixture of α-Al plus residual amorphous phase, and secondary crystallization, corresponding to rapid precipitation of some inter-metallic phases in the form of dispersion or eutectic mixture. Under isothermal heating regime, only Al crystal precipitates from the Al-rich amorphous matrix at low temperature, and when heating at 280 ℃ only Al     

Equation of state of Zr41 Ti14 Cu12.5 Ni10 Be22.5 bulk metallic glass

The knowledge of the equation of state （EOS） and the compressibility of a solid are of central importance for the understanding of the behavior and the application of a condensed matter. The compression behavior of Zr41Ti14Cu12.5Ni10Be22. 5 bulk metallic glass （BMG） is investigated at room temperature up to 24 GPa using in-situ high pressure energy dispersive X-ray diffraction with synchrotron radiation. A model of basic cell volume has been established and the equation of state of BMG is determined by the calculation of radial distribution function. The experimental results indicate that the BMG contains a large amount of vacancy-like free volume. Low pressure （ below 7 GPa） induces the collapse of the free volume to some extent and structure relaxation in the BMG.     

Interfacial microstructure of Cu Cr/1Cr18Ni9Ti bi-metal materials and its effect on bonding strength

The Cu Cr/1Cr18Ni9 Ti bi-metal materials were prepared by the solid-liquid bonding method. The microstructures, mechanical properties and formation mechanism of the bonding interface were studied. The results show that there exists a serrated transition layer with a certain width at the interface of Cu Cr/1Cr18Ni9 Ti bi-metal materials, and the transition layer consists of Fe-based and Cu-based solid solutions. The elastic modulus and hardness reach the maximum values at the interface closing to the 1Cr18Ni9 Ti zone. The bonding temperature has a significant effect on the width and morphology of the transition layer. The interfacial bonding strength is at least 30% higher than that of the Cu Cr alloy, and the tensile fracture occurs at the side of the Cu Cr alloy rather than at the bonding interface.     

Effects of heating rate on the process parameters of superplastic forming for Zr<Subscript>55</Subscript>Cu<Subscript>30</Subscript>Al<Subscript>10</Subscript>Ni<Subscript>5</Subscript>

We investigated the effects of heating rate on the process parameters of superplastic forming for Zr₅₅Cu₃₀Al₁₀Ni₅₅ by differential scanning calorimetry. The continuous heating and isothermal annealing analyses suggested that the temperatures of glass transition and onset crystallization are heating rate-dependent in the supercooled liquid region. Then, the time-temperature-transformation diagram under different heating rates indicates that increasing the heating rate can lead to an increase of the incubation time at the same anneal temperature in the supercooled liquid region. Based on the Arrhenius relationship, we discovered that the incubation time increases by 1.08–1.11 times with double increase of the heating rate at the same anneal temperature, and then verified it by the data of literatures and the experimental results. The obtained curve of the max available incubation time reveals that the incubation time at a certain anneal temperature in the supercooled liquid region is not infinite, and will increase with increasing heating rate until this temperature shifts out of the supercooled liquid region because of exceeding critical heating rate. It is concluded that heating rate must be an important processing parameter of superplastic forming for Zr₅₅Cu₃₀Al₁₀Ni₅.     

Crystallization kinetics of calcium aluminate glasses studied by non-isothermal techniques

The crystallization kinetics of 38.0CaO-38.0Al₂O₃-10.5BaO-6.5MgO-6.0Y₂O₃-1.0(Na₂O+K₂O) (wt%) glass was studied by differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) techniques. The results showed that DSC curves of calcium aluminate glass have a single glass transition temperature followed by one crystallization peak for the heating rates β = 5 K/min and two crystallization temperatures T _p1 and T _p2 for β ≥ 10 K/min. The activation energies of crystallization obtained from the Gao-Wang model of the first exothermal peak and the second exothermal peak of calcium aluminate glass are 340 and 662 kJ/mol, respectively. The Avrami exponents of the both crystallization peaks are approximately 2, indicating the twodimensional crystalline growth during its transformation from amorphous to crystalline. Ca₁₂Al₁₄O₃₃, Ca₃Al₂O₆ and unknown crystalline phases firstly appear when calcium aluminate glass is heat-treated. With the extending of heat-treatment duration, BaAl₂O₄ phase comes out.     

Effects of rare earth oxides on viscosity,thermal expansion,and structure of alkali-free boro-aluminosilicate glass

Effects of rare earth oxides(Y_2O_3,La_2O_3,and Er_2O_3) on the viscosity,thermal expansion,and structure of alkali-free boro-aluminosilicate glasses were investigated by the rotating crucible viscometer,dilatometry and FT-IR absorption spectra.The results showed that the melting temperature of alkali-free boroaluminosilicate glasses decreased from 1 697.55 to 1 662.59,1 674.37 and 1 640.87 ℃ with the introduction of 1 mol%La_2O_3,Y_2O_3 and Er_2O_3,respectively.However,the glass transition temperature T_g,dilatometric softening temperature T_d and coefficient of thermal expansion of alkali-free boro-aluminosilicate glasses increased when adding the rare-earth oxides.At high temperatures,incorporating rare earth oxides into glass resulted in the peak at about 1 085 cm~(-1) towards lower wavenumber and the absorption band in the region of850-1 260 cm~(-1) broader,which indicated that rare earths acted as network modifiers and increased the numbers of non-bridging oxygen in the glass melts.However,the rare earths had an opposite effect and accumulated the glass structure at low temperatures near T_g.     

A cluster line approach to finding new Fe-B-Y-Nb-Zr bulk metallic glasses

The glass forming ability of the [(Fe_12/13Y_1/13)_100-xB_x]₉₆Nb₂Zr₂ (x=9–26) system was investigated using a series of cluster lines. Three types of clusters, an icosahedron (Fe₁₂Y), a capped Archimedes anti-prism (Fe₈B₃) and a capped trigonal prism (Fe₉B), as well as a binary eutectic (Fe₈₃B₁₇) were considered. Bulk glassy alloy rods of 3 mm in diameter were synthesized using a copper mold suction-casting method. The glass transition temperature was observed for all samples in the boron range of 15.9at%-25.7at%, with the alloy at 15.9at% of boron having the best thermal properties. The ferrous-based bulk metallic glasses (BMG) obtained have high reduced glass transition temperatures with the maximum reaching 0.63 and large supercooled liquid regions with the maximum reaching 111 K. Magnetic testing revealed a large value of coercive force and remanent magnetization, being 11 kA/m and 0.1 T, respectively.     

Microstructure and microwave dielectric properties of lead borosilicate glass ceramics with Al2O3

The effects of Al₂O₃ addition on both the sintering behavior and microwave dielectric properties of PbO-B₂O₃-SiO₂ glass ceramics were investigated by Fourier transform infrared spectroscope (FTIR), differential thermal analysis (DTA), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The results show that with the increase of Al₂O₃ content the bands assigned to [SiO₄] nearly disappear. Aluminum replaces silicon in the glass network, which is helpful for the formation of boron-oxygen rings. The increase of the transition temperature T _g and softening temperature T _f of PbO-B₂O₃-SiO₂ glass ceramics leads to the increase of liquid phase precipitation temperature and promotes the structure stability in the glasses, and consequently contributes to the decreasing trend of crystallization. Densification and dielectric constants increase with the increase of Al₂O₃ content, but the dielectric loss is worsened. By contrast, the 3% (mass fraction) Al₂O₃-doped glass ceramics sintered at 725 °C have better properties of density ρ=2.72 g/cm³, dielectric constant ɛ _r =6.78, dielectric loss tan δ=2.6×10⁻³ (measured at 9.8 GHz), which suggest that the glass ceramics can be applied in multilayer microwave devices requiring low sintering temperatures.     

Transport Properties of Polycrystalline La2/3Ca1/3Mn1-xCuxO3

The infuence of Cu dopant (x) and sintering temperature(Ts) on the troansport propeties of La2/3Ca1/3Mn1-xCuxO3 series samples prepared by Sol-Gel technique was investigated.X-ray diffraction patterns show that all the samples with different Cu dopant and sintering temperatures (Ts) are of single phase without obvious latice distortion.Experimental results indicate that the insulator-metal transition temperature is diectly related to the sintering temperature and Cu dopant x.It is interesting to observe that a proper amount of Cu dompant can substantially improve magnetoresistance effects.