Co48-xFexCr15Mo14C15B6Er2 (x = 2.5 and 5) bulk metallic glasses (BMGs) with critical size (dc) up to 15 mm in diameter were synthesized by copper mold casting. Co43Fe5Cr15Mo14C15B6Er2 BMG has a wide supercooled liquid region (84 K) and ultrahigh fracture strength exceeding 5000 MPa,which is the highest value for reported metallic glasses with dc exceeding 1 cm. Furthermore,the Poisson ratio,Young modulus,shear modulus and bulk modulus of this alloy were evaluated to be 0.31,217 GPa,82 GPa and 214 GPa,respectively. The ideal configurational entropy of Co48-xFexCr15Mo14C15B6Er2 (x = 0 and 5) has been calculated. The introduction of the similar element Fe in the Fe-free Co-Cr-Mo-C-B-Er alloy will be beneficial to increasing the ideal config-urational entropy and depressing the critical cooling rate to achieve greater glass-forming ability. The combination of superior glass-forming ability and ultrahigh fracture strength makes the present Co48-xFexCr15Mo14C15B6Er2 (x = 2.5 and 5) BMGs promising candidates as advanced structural materials.
ZHANG Tao YANG Qin JI YunFei LI Ran PANG ShuJie WANG JianFeng XU Tao
Zr-based bulk metallic glass(BMG) composites with in situ formed Y 2 O 3 particle reinforcements were synthesized by proper additions of Y to ultrahigh-oxygen-containing glass-forming alloy precursors.Microstructures,thermal stabilities,and mechanical properties of the composites were investigated.Glass formation was greatly enhanced by Y additions in the alloys and the resultant particles were homogenously distributed in the glassy matrix,allowing for the fabrication of oxide dispersion strengthened BMG composites.The compressive strength and hardness increased by 10% and 20%,respectively,with the introduction of Y 2 O 3 particles.These results are significant for the design and production of Zr-based BMGs and BMG composites with improved properties using commercial high-oxygen content raw materials under industrial conditions.
In the present study,high-zirconium ternary Zr-Al-Fe bulk metallic glasses(BMGs) with low Young's modulus and good plasticity were developed.Zr75 Al7.5 Fe17.5 BMG exhibits a low Young's modulus of 70 GPa and high Poisson's ratio of 0.403.Pronounced plasticity was demonstrated under both compression and bending conditions for the BMGs.Furthermore,the alloys show high corrosion resistance in phosphate buffered solution.The combination of desirable mechanical and chemical properties implies potential for biomedical applications.
Gas-atomized powders of three Fe-based glass-forming alloys were sprayed on mild steel substrates by atmospheric plasma spaying using the same spaying parameters. Microstructures, thermal stabilities and tribological properties of the sprayed coatings were analyzed. The coating performances showed a strong dependence on the intrinsic characters of the compositions, i.e., glass-forming ability （GFA） and supercooled liquid region （ATx）. The coatings tended to exhibit higher amorphous phase fraction for the composition with higher GFA and lower porosity for that with larger ATX. All the coatings exhibited superior wear resistance compared with the substrate. Higher wear resistance could be obtained in coatings with higher amorphous phase fraction, i.e. higher GFA of the composition. This study has important implications for composition selecting and optimizing in the fabrication of metallic glass coatings.
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