Correlation between Poisson ratio and Mohr–Coulomb coefficient in metallic glasses

Yielding in metallic glasses is often described in terms of the Mohr–Coulomb criterion, τ + μσ ≥ τ₀. It suggests that a material yields when a combination of shear (τ) and normal stresses (σ), linked through the friction coefficient (μ), reaches the critical shear stress (τ₀). In this paper, an increase of the friction coefficient for increasing Poisson ratio is foreseen, if the elastic limit observed under uniaxial (tensile or compressive) and shear stresses remain constant. Experimental values of Young and shear moduli and Poisson ratio of metallic glasses have been collected from the literature. Compressive and tensile yield stresses have been also collected and elastic limits have been calculated. The elastic limit observed under compressive stress decreases with increasing Poisson ratio and it appears similar for metallic glasses based on the same metals. The values of the friction coefficient for metallic glasses have been obtained from the fracture angle observed under uniaxial stress (compressive or tensile) and from the ratio between compressive and tensile strength. Experimental data of the friction coefficient appear rather scattered and a clear trend as a function of Poisson ratio cannot be outlined. The increase of toughness of metallic glasses with increasing Poisson ratio has been ascribed to the corresponding reduction of the compressive elastic limit.     

Design of Bulk metallic glasses with high glass forming ability and enhancement of plasticity in metallic glass matrix composites: A review

To overcome some of the limits of existing metallic alloys, a new alloy design concept has been introduced recently in order to control the crystallinity, i.e. to utilize crystalline, quasicrystalline, and amorphous structures. In particular, bulk metallic glasses (BMGs) receive great attention because of their unique properties due to their different atomic configuration. Recently, significant progress in enhancing glass forming ability (GFA) has led to the fabrication of BMGs having potential for application as structural and functional materials. Moreover, successful design of BMG matrix composite microstructure suggests that the plasticity of BMGs can be controlled properly. In this review article, we introduce recent research results on the design of BMGs with high GFA and on the enhancement of plasticity in metallic glass matrix composites.     

新型Y-Fe-Co-B大块非晶合金的制备与磁性能研究

用水冷铜模吸铸方法制备了最大截面直径为2mm的Y6Fe60.5Co11.5B22铁基大块非晶合金，研究了冷却速率对合金磁性能的影响，分析并计算了合金的临界冷却速率。大块Y6Fe6.5Co11.5B22非晶合金具有良好的软磁性能：其矫顽力Hc=2．53A／m，饱和磁化强度Ms=1．24T，初始磁化率明显高于相同成分的晶态合金。热稳定性分析表明，该合金具有较高的非晶形成能力，其形成非晶的临界冷却速率（Rc）约为119K／s。     

In-situ dendrite reinforced Dy-based amorphous matrix composites

In-situ dendritic reinforced Dy-Fe-Al amorphous matrix composites with a diameter of 3 mm were designed and fabricated by conventional Cu-mold casting method. XRD and SEM analyses were conducted to investigate the microstructure, the mechanical properties and the deformation and fracture behaviors of the composites. The forming mechanism and the deformation and fracture mechanism of the composites were discussed. The results indicate that the microstructures of composites consist of metallic glass matrix and α-Dy dendritic phase. The composites exhibit good mechanical properties with compressive fracture strength of 1 063 MPa, which is attributed to the effective bearing-load ability of the α-Dy dendrites and the glassy matrix and the restriction to the expanding of shear bands and cracks of the α-Dy dendrites. The nature of in-situ crystalline phases embedded in the amorphous matrix for in-situ crystallite reinforced Dy-Fe-Al amorphous matrix composites has a more important influence on the mechanical properties, the deformation and fracture behavior of the composites.     

Electrochemical properties and surface analysis of Cu–Zr–Ag–Al–Nb bulk metallic glasses

The electrochemical properties and surface characteristics of Cu–Zr–Ag–Al–Nb bulk metallic glasses (BMGs) were investigated. The alloys exhibit excellent corrosion resistance after immersion in 1N H₂SO₄ and 1N NaOH. The corrosion rates of the alloys in chloride-ion-containing solutions significantly decrease by alloying with Nb element. The formation of Zr- and Nb-enriched surface films could be responsible for the high corrosion resistance.     

High strain rate compressive behavior of Ti-based metallic glass matrix composites

The compression behaviors of Ti-based metallic glass matrix composites with dendrites scale were tested at different loading rates. It was found that the composites exhibited not only high strength, but also large plasticity under quasi-static compression. Under the dynamic loading, however, the TZ1 alloy with fine dendrites demonstrated a catastrophic failure. Although both the strength and plasticity decreased for the TZ2 composite sample with coarse dendrite, the total strain is over 7%. Discussions on the strain rates and dendrite scale are provided by analyzing the effects of dendrite, which can present the possible deformation mechanism of the composites.     

Notch toughness of Fe-based bulk metallic glass and composites

The notch fracture toughness of Fe₇₅Mo₅P₁₀C_8.3B_1.7 monolithic bulk metallic glass (BMG) and Fe₇₇Mo₅P₉C_7.5B_1.5 and Fe₇₉Mo₅P₈C_6.7B_1.3 BMG matrix composites with α-Fe as reinforcing phase, fabricated by suction mould casting, were evaluated. It was found that the monolithic BMG has a toughness of 27 MPa m^1/2, while the Fe₇₇Mo₅P₉C_7.5B_1.5 BMG composite reinforced by single α-Fe dendrite phase exhibits a higher toughness of nearly 40 MPa m^1/2. However, for the Fe₇₉Mo₅P₈C_6.7B_1.3 alloy with more dendrites, the toughness decreased up to 25 MPa m^1/2. Microstructure investigation reveals that the simultaneous formation of Fe-Mo-P hard brittle phase apart from α-Fe dendrites in the Fe₇₉Mo₅P₈C_6.7B_1.3 alloy is the reason for the degradation of the fracture toughness.     

不锈钢网增强锆基非晶复合材料的压铸制备及力学性能研究

全程真空压铸技术的快速发展为大块非晶合金的工业化应用提供了可能,受到了广泛关注。但是,非晶合金的室温脆性限制了压铸结构件在一些关键领域的应用。本论文利用压铸工艺高速充型及高压凝固的特性,通过在Vit1锆基非晶合金中引入304不锈钢网叠层焊接制造的骨架,成功制备出了不同体积分数晶态相增强的非晶复合材料,并系统研究了不锈钢网体积分数对力学性能的影响。研究结果表明,不锈钢网在非晶基体中均匀分布,与非晶合金存在冶金界面结合。力学性能测试显示,随着不锈钢编织网的引入,室温脆性的压铸Vit1块体金属玻璃的塑性得到了显著提升。随着不锈钢网目数增大(对应晶态相体积分数增大),非晶复合材料的塑性呈增大的趋势,但是,当目数超过200时,过细的孔洞会导致骨架局部区域无法填充,恶化性能。当晶态相的体积分数为53.7％时,断裂应变达到最大值,约为10％左右,其值高于传统不锈钢纤维增韧的Zr基非晶复合材料。韧化机制分析表明,压铸非晶合金出现脆-延性转变的根本原因是不锈钢网对剪切带扩展进行高效抑制,促进剪切带的增殖和萌生,减少宏观塑性变形的局域化。本研究为非晶复合材料的结构设计提供了新的思路,对于促进非晶合金的更广泛应用具有重要的工程价值。     

Thermal stability and magnetic properties of Gd–Fe–Al bulk amorphous alloys

Gd₆₅Fe₂₀Al₁₅, Gd₆₅Fe₁₅Al₂₀ and Gd₇₀Fe₁₅Al₁₅ bulk amorphous alloys were produced by copper mold casting method with the maximum diameters of 2, 1 and 1 mm, respectively. The crystallization temperature (T_x) and melting temperature (T_m) of the Gd₆₅Fe₂₀Al₁₅ bulk amorphous alloy are 808 and 943 K, respectively. Accordingly, the temperature interval of T_m and T_x, ΔT_m (=T_m − T_x), is as small as 135 K and the reduced crystallization temperature (T_x/T_m) is as high as 0.86. The small ΔT_m and high T_x/T_m values are presumed to be the origin for the achievement of the high amorphous-forming ability of the Gd–Fe–Al bulk amorphous alloy. The Gd₆₅Fe₂₀Al₁₅, Gd₆₅Fe₁₅Al₂₀ and Gd₇₀Fe₁₅Al₁₅ bulk amorphous cylinders with a diameter of 1 mm exhibit superparamagnetism at room temperature, while the amorphous ribbon shows the paramagnetism at room temperature. Finally, the mechanical properties of Gd₆₅Fe₂₀Al₁₅ bulk amorphous alloys are investigated.     

Formation and properties of Ti-based Ti–Zr–Cu–Fe–Sn–Si bulk metallic glasses with different (Ti + Zr)/Cu ratios for biomedical application

Ti-based Ti–Zr–Cu–Fe–Sn–Si bulk metallic glasses (BMGs) free from highly toxic elements Ni and Be were developed as promising biomaterials. The influence of (Ti + Zr)/Cu ratio on glass-formation, thermal stability, mechanical properties, bio-corrosion resistance, surface wettability and biocompatibility were investigated. In the present Ti-based BMG system, the Ti₄₇Zr_7.5Cu₄₀Fe_2.5Sn₂Si₁ glassy alloy exhibited the highest glass forming ability (GFA) corresponding to the largest supercooled liquid region, and a glassy rod with a critical diameter of 3 mm was prepared by copper-mold casting. The Ti-based BMGs possess high compressive strength of 2014–2185 MPa and microhardness of 606–613 Hv. Young's modulus of the Ti₄₇Zr_7.5Cu₄₀Fe_2.5Sn₂Si₁ glassy alloy was about 100 GPa, which is slightly lower than that of Ti–6Al–4V alloy. The Ti₄₇Zr_7.5Cu₄₀Fe_2.5Sn₂Si₁ glassy alloy with high GFA exhibited high bio-corrosion resistance, and good surface hydrophilia and cytocompatibility. The mechanisms for glass formation as well as the effect of (Ti + Zr)/Cu ratio on bio-corrosion behavior and biocompatibility are discussed.     

Synthesis of copper-based bulk metallic glasses in the ternary Cu–Mg–Ca system

This paper reports the discovery of novel copper-based bulk metallic glasses free of group IV transition metals (Zr, Hf and Ti) in the Ca–Cu–Mg ternary system. Alloys of compositions ranging from Cu-33–55 at.%, Mg-18–36 at.% and Ca-18–36 at.%, located far from eutectic reactions, were found to exhibit high glass-forming ability (up to 8 mm using conventional copper mold casting), high hardness (up to 328H_V) and low densities (2.9–4.0 g/cm³).     

Micro-forming of Zr65Al10Ni10Cu15 metallic glasses under superplastic condition

Micro-formability behavior of the Zr₆₅Al₁₀Ni₁₀Cu₁₅ alloy sheet fabricated by using squeeze casting method, which exhibited Newtonian behavior in the supercooled liquid region, was examined by finite element methods and experiments. In micro-forming simulation on a single V-groove, micro-formability index increased with time and nearly completed die-filling was achieved in 100 s when deformed under a constant pressure of 52.6 MPa at 696 K. In micro-forming on the die with multiple V-grooves in array along its width, the degree of die-filling was predicted to depend on the V-groove position. The V-grooves near the center of the die exhibited the high degree filling ratio of 1 but it was only 0.1 near the free end. This trend was confirmed to agree with the experimental results. According to the simulation result, higher friction coefficient and longer loading time could improve the die-filling ability near the free end.     

Enhanced cutting durability of surgical blade by coating with Fe-based metallic glass thin film

A high hardness Fe-based Metallic Glass Thin Film (MGTF) was successfully coated on the commercial surgical blade by sputtering process. In this study, the commercial martensitic steel blade with and without MGTF were carefully examined for their sharpness. The amorphous state of MGTF was ascertained by X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) and Differential Scanning Carlorimetry (DSC) analysis. The sharpness of each blade on cutting the silicon rubber was evaluated by the value of Blade Sharpness Index (BSI), which represents the ratio of external work done by the load to the energy required to create a cut or crack inside the given materials. Results of sharpness test show that the Fe-based MGTF coated blade presents much smaller BSI values (∼0.28) than the commercial blade (∼0.31), which corresponds to 10.7% improvement on the sharpness. Moreover, the Fe-based MGTF coated blade performs much better cutting durability than the commercial one, it can remain relatively sharper edge-tip with a low BSI value of 0.40 (in comparison with the BSI value of 0.51 for commercial one) after the cutting testing of 30 cm length.     

Bulk metallic glass composites ductilized by core–shell structured dual crystalline phases through controlled inoculation

Ductile crystalline phases of bcc Ta and CuZr(B2) were coupled in situ and assembled in a core–shell structure in bulk metallic glass (BMG) composites through controlled inoculation. These two phases were dispersed homogeneously within the amorphous matrix. The CuZr(B2) phase nucleated preferentially on the bcc Ta surface following well-defined crystallographic orientation relationships. A layer of intermediate transition zone containing interwoven amorphous structures formed at their interfaces to lower the interfacial energy. The composites exhibited significantly improved plasticity and simultaneous increase in strength. This study greatly aids in the microstructural design and tailoring for optimized mechanical properties of BMG composites.     

Formation and properties of the Zr75−xAlxNi10Cu10Ti5 bulk metallic glasses

Zr-based bulk metallic glasses (BMGs) exhibit interesting mechanical properties since they combine high fracture stress, elastic strain (up to 2%), significant fracture toughness and good corrosion resistance. Quaternary systems with general composition Zr–Ni–Cu–Ti show wide composition ranges in which BMG can be obtained. The addition of the another element to the quaternary alloys often increases the glass forming ability (GFA). The aim of this work was to study the influence of aluminium content on the GFA and on the mechanical properties of the Zr–Ni–Cu–Ti alloys. Multicomponent Zr_75−xAl_xNi₁₀Cu₁₀Ti₅ (x = 15, 20 at%) alloys were produced by melt spinning method obtaining ribbons, and by casting technique into a copper mould, manufacturing rod shape samples with maximum diameter of 2 mm. Supercooled liquid region depends on chemical composition and exceeds 45 °C. Vickers microhardness of studied alloys is comparable to the highest ones for other Zr-based BMG.     

Effects of Ce and Mm additions on the glass forming ability of Al–Ni–Si metallic glass alloys

The effects of Ce and Mm contents on the glass forming ability (GFA) of melt-quenched Al_89−xNi₈Ce_xSi₃ and Al_89−xNi₈Mm_xSi₃ (x = 0, 1, 3, 5, 7 at.%) alloys have been systematically investigated by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). According to the XRD and DSC results, both Ce and Mm elements can enhance the GFA and thermal stability of the Al–Ni–Si alloys. Moreover, only the x = 5 and x = 7 alloys are totally amorphous in both systems quenched at the wheel speed of 36.6 m/s. Compared with amorphous Al₈₄Ni₈Ce₅Si₃ alloy at different cooling rates, amorphous Al₈₄Ni₈Mm₅Si₃ alloy has higher GFA which is considered to have relation to the different atomic structure of the amorphous alloy.     

Micromechanics constitutive model for predicting the stress–strain relations of particle toughened bulk metallic glass matrix composites

Based on the secant modulus and extended Mori-Tanaka method for dual ductile phases, a micromechanics model is proposed to predict the monotonic mechanical behaviors of bulk metallic glass matrix composites (BMGCs) toughened by particles. In this model, the deformation behaviors of the BMG matrix and particles are described by the use of the free volume model and the simple Ludwik flow equation, respectively, and Weng's homogenization frame is adopted to bridge the constituents and the composites. As compared to the existing relevant models, the present model is much more convenient for applying, and more readily to be extended. The developed model is applied with stain-controlled loading, and is verified by modeling the monotonic stress–strain relations of particle toughened BMGCs. The predictions were in good agreement with the experiments from the literature, which confirms that the developed analytical model is capable of successfully describing the mechanical properties, such as yield strength, stress hardening and strain softening elongation, of composites.     

Characterization of an amorphous–crystalline Mg-based composite

An amorphous–crystalline Mg-based composite with the nominal composition of Mg₆₅Cu₂₀Zn₅Y₁₀ has been formed by casting. X-ray diffractometry, differential scanning calorimetry, backscatter electron imaging, and energy dispersive X-ray analysis were used to characterize the structure of the composite, which is linked to the hardness, modulus, and fracture toughness obtained by Vickers and nanoindentation. Comparisons of the structure–property relationships are also made to composite materials of a similar composition. The effects of the crystalline microstructure on localized deformation through shear banding are discussed and related to the hardness and toughness results.     

In situ composite formation in the Ni–(Cu)–Ti–Zr–Si system

In situ composites were synthesized by arc melting Ni–(Cu)–Ti–Zr–Si alloys. The X-ray diffraction patterns of rapidly cooled cast strips show a primary Ni(Ti, Zr) B2 structure superimposed on the diffuse scattering maxima from the amorphous phase. Compression test results show that the composite starts to yield at 1200 MPa and fractures at 1900 MPa.