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Corrosion-fatigue study of a Zr-based bulk-metallic glass in a physiologically relevant environment

  • Lu Huang
  • , Gongyao Wang
  • , Dongchun Qiao
  • , Peter K. Liaw
  • , Shujie Pang
  • , Jianfeng Wang
  • , Tao Zhang*
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Beihang University
  • University of Tennessee

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Abstract

Four-point-bend corrosion-fatigue experiments were conducted in a physiologically relevant environment to study the environmental effects on the fatigue behavior of (Zr0.55Al0.10Ni0.05Cu 0.30)99Y1 (at.%) bulk-metallic glasses (BMGs), and the results were compared with those obtained in air at room temperature. At high stress ranges, the corrosive environment did not significantly affect the fatigue lifetime; while at low stress ranges, the corrosive environment exhibited a detrimental effect on the fatigue resistance. The fatigue strength was decreased by 40% in the physiologically relevant environment. Fracture morphologies after fatigue tests were studied by the scanning electron microscopy. The mechanism for the environmental effects on the fatigue life of the (Zr0.55Al0.10Ni0.05Cu0.30) 99Y1 BMG was determined to be anodic dissolution.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)S159-S162
JournalJournal of Alloys and Compounds
Volume504
Issue numberSUPPL. 1
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2010

Keywords

  • Corrosion
  • Mechanical properties
  • Metallic glasses
  • Scanning electron microscopy

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