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Plastic deformability and precipitation of nanocrystallites during compression for a Cu-Zr-Ti-Sn bulk metallic glass

  • T. Zhang*
  • , H. Men
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

(Cu0.5Zr0.425Ti0.075)99Sn1 bulk metallic glass with a glass transition temperature of 683 K and a supercooled liquid region of 47 K was synthesized by copper mold casting. The bulk glassy alloy exhibits high strength of 1810 MPa and superior plasticity in uniaxial compression at ambient temperature. High resolution transmission electron microscopy for the bulk glassy sample subject to a plastic strain of 3% shows the formation of nanocrystallites in the glassy matrix. The plastic deformability of the (Cu0.5Zr0.425Ti0.075)99Sn1 bulk metallic glass is attributed to the in situ precipitation of nanocrystallites during the compression.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)10-12
Number of pages3
JournalJournal of Alloys and Compounds
Volume434-435
Issue numberSPEC. ISS.
DOIs
StatePublished - 31 May 2007

Keywords

  • Amorphous materials
  • Copper-based alloy
  • Mechanical properties
  • Nanostructures

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