Properties and structures of Co-based metallic glasses

A fundamental study on Co-based metallic glasses has been conducted. The study focused on understanding the changes of the properties and structures of an Fe-B-Si glass as a function of Co, Co-Ni, Co-Mn, and Co-Ni-Mo additions. The separate addition of Co, Co-Ni, Co-Mn, and Co-Ni-Mo elements was successful in such a way that four new metallic glasses were produced. The compositions of the new glasses are Fe₆₆Co₁₈B₁₅Si₁, Co₆₆Fe₄B₁₄Si₁₅, Co₇₆Fe₂Mn₄B₁₂Si₆, and Co₆₉Fe₄Mo₂B₁₂Si₁₂. Consequently, an evaluation of the physical and magnetic properties was determined. Furthermore, the internal and surface structures of the glasses have been characterized by a transmission electron microscope (TEM), and a scanning tunneling microscope (STM), respectively. A comparison between the internal and surface structures of the glasses was carried out on both amorphous and crystalline forms. As a result, a correlation between the properties and structures of the glasses is established.