Effect of Fe on Crystallization Process of Zr-Co-Al-(Fe) Bulk Metallic Glasses

Abstract:

The change in the internal states of Zr₅₆Co₂₈Al₁₆ bulk metallic glass (BMG) upon minor substitution of Co with Fe was investigated for alloys with different compositions of Zr₅₆Co_28-xAl₁₆Fe_x (x = 0, 1 and 2, respectively). Results exhibited that the ductile Zr-Co-Al-Fe BMGs were obtained and showed better glass-forming ability (GFA) via a small amount of Co partial replacement by Fe. In addition, the addition of a small amount of Fe enhanced the crystallization process and reduced the activation energy. The micro-alloying with Fe reduced the heat of mixing, which made the rearrangement of atoms easier during the crystallization process.

• Periodical: Materials Science Forum (Volumes 745-746)
• Pages: 734-739
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.745-746.734
• Online since: February 2013
• Authors: J. Tan, Fu Sheng Pan, C.J. Li, J.F. Wang, J. Eckert
• Keywords: Alloy Design, Bulk Metallic Glass (BMG), Crystallization, Rapid Solidification

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