Mechanical Behavior of Fe₆₀Co₁₄Ga₂P₁₀B₅Si₃Al₃C₃ Bulk Metallic Glass

Abstract:

Development of Fe-based bulk metallic glasses (BMG) with good mechanical and soft magnetic properties has become a major objective in the materials science field. Bulk metallic glasses present an interesting combination of properties. They exhibit very high strength (both in tension and compression), large elastic elongation limit, high hardness, excellent corrosion resistance, and good soft magnetic properties. These properties makes them suitable for many applications like high resistant control cables, pressure vessels, micro-components, pressure sensors, microgears for motors, magnetic cores for power supplies and hard fibers in composite materials. Multi-component Fe₆₀Co₁₄Ga₂P₁₀B₅Si₃Al₃C₃ bulk metallic glass was synthesized in rod form with a diameter of 1 mm by copper mould casting technique using raw industrial materials. The obtained alloy was analyzed by X-ray diffraction (XRD), differential thermal analysis (DTA) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) techniques, in order to determine the phase constituent, the thermal stability and the fracture surfaces of as-cast samples. The mechanical behaviour was investigated by microhardness and compression tests. The values recorded for hardness and fracture strength includes this alloy in the category of high resistant materials.

• Periodical: Solid State Phenomena (Volume 216)
• Pages: 45-48
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/SSP.216.45
• Online since: August 2014
• Authors: Dragoş Buzdugan*, Cosmin Codrean, Viorel Aurel Şerban, Mircea Vodǎ
• Keywords: Bulk Metallic Glass, Fracture Strength, GFA, Mechanical Testing

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