Introduction
Materials and Methods
Results and Discussion
Amorphous Phase
Thermally Induced Processes and Glass Forming Ability
Alloy (rod ϕ3 mm) | Characteristic temperatures, °C (onset point meth.) | ||||||
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T
g
|
T
x
| ΔT
|
T
m
|
T
L
|
T
L − T
m
| GFA | |
Pd-14 | 404 | 450 | 47 | 832 | 897 | 65 | 0.391 |
Sn-2 | 411 | 466 | 55 | 850 | 892 | 42 | 0.400 |
Sn-3 | 413 | 472 | 59 | 860 | 899 | 39 | 0.409 |
Sn-2Nb-3 | 406 | 455 | 49 | 850 | 890 | 40 | 0.395 |
Sn-3Nb-3 | 407 | 467 | 60 | 858 | 889 | 31 | 0.402 |
Crystallization of the Amorphous Phase
Sample | Cu8Zr3
| CuZrTi | Pd3Zr | ||||||
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Volume fraction, % | Space group | Unit cell | Volume fraction, % | Space group | Unit cell | Volume fraction, % | Space group | Unit cell | |
Pd-14 | 50 | Pnma |
a = 0.786 nm
b = 0.824 nm
c = 0.997 nm | 45 | 14/mmm |
a = 0.306 nm
c = 1.10 nm | 5 | P63/mmc |
a = 0.562 nm
c = 0.923 nm |
Sn-2 | 61 | 36 | 3 | ||||||
Sn-3 | 72 | 26 | 2 | ||||||
Sn-2Nb-3 | 75 | 23 | 2 | ||||||
Sn-3Nb-3 | 63 | 35 | 2 |
Nanohardness of the Alloys
BMG | Amorphous, GPa | Crystalline, GPa | ||
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NHV (20 mN) | E (20 mN) | NHV (20 mN) | E (20 mN) | |
Pd-14 | 11.35 ± 1.2 | 178 ± 19 | 15.59 ± 1.6 | 270 ± 30 |
Sn-2 | 9.35 ± 1.6 | 141 ± 25 | 14.48 ± 1.6 | 265 ± 45 |
Sn-3 | 11.25 ± 1.4 | 175 ± 25 | 17.08 ± 1.7 | 282 ± 43 |
Sn-2Nb-3 | 9.00 ± 1.6 | 138 ± 25 | 15.50 ± 1.1 | 270 ± 36 |
Sn-3Nb-3 | 12.60 ± 1.2 | 183 ± 21 | 16.20 ± 1.2 | 273 ± 32 |
Summary
Conclusions
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Similarly to the previously observed amorphous phase separation in the case of the Ti40Cu36Zr10Pd10 alloy, in case of the alloys containing Sn or Sn and Nb additions two slightly different amorphous phase compositions were observed. The composition modifications may be presented by the formula [(TiPd)50−x (CuZr)50+x ]97(Sn,Nb)3.
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Small 2 and 3 at.% additions of Sn to the Ti40Cu36−x Zr10Pd14Sn x amorphous alloy increased glass transition (Tg), primary crystallization (T x ), melting, and liquidus temperatures as well as supercooled liquid range and GFA.
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The nanohardness and elastic modulus decreased with the 2 at.% Sn addition and for the alloy with the 3 at.% addition of Sn remained similar to characterizing Pd-14 amorphous phase.
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The 3 at.% Nb additions to the Sn-containing amorphous alloys decreased T g, T x , T L, and T m temperatures as well as ΔT and GFA, however preserved larger values for the 3 at.% Sn-containing amorphous alloy.
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The Rietveld analysis shows that the Sn and Nb additions do not influence Pd3Zr phase stability but increases the amount of Cu8Zr3 phase on the cost of the content of CuTiZr phase.
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It was not confirmed that small Nb additions to Ti40Cu36−x Zr10Pd14Sn x alloys led to the noticeable amount of the quenched-in crystalline particles or crystallized phases at least of the micrometric dimensions.