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High-strength Cu–Ti-rich bulk metallic glasses and nano-composites

  • Mariana Calin , Jürgen Eckert EMAIL logo and Ludwig Schultz
Published/Copyright: February 5, 2022
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International Journal of Materials Research
From the journal International Journal of Materials Research Volume 94 Issue 5

Abstract

Cu47Ti34Zr11Ni8, Cu47Ti33Zr11Ni8Fe1 and Cu47Ti33Zr11Ni8Si1 bulk glassy alloys were prepared by injection copper mold casting. Mechanical properties, glass-forming ability, thermal stability and microstructural characteristics of as-cast rods were investigated. Calorimetric studies indicate a beneficial role of small Si or Fe addition on the thermal stability of Cu–Ti – Zr –Ni bulk glassy alloys. Compression tests reveal fracture strengths of 2040 to 2190 MPa, Young’s moduli of 100 to 109 GPa and elastic strains up to 2.4 %. The Si-containing glassy alloy exhibits a plastic elongation of 2.2%. The significant increase in plasticity observed for the Si-containing alloy is due to a special bimodal composite structure consisting of nano-scaled Cu crystals homogeneously dispersed in the bulk metallic glass matrix. The increase of the global plasticity can be explained by the formation of multiple shear bands that make the glassy alloy resistant to crack propagation.

Abstract

Cu47Ti34Zr11Ni8, Cu47Ti33Zr11Ni8Fe1 und Cu47Ti33Zr11Ni8Si1 massivglasbildende Legierungen wurden durch langsames Abkühlen in eine Kupferkokille hergestellt. Die mechanischen Eigenschaften, die Glasbildungsfähigkeit, die thermische Stabilität sowie die Mikrostruktur der gegossenen Stäbe wurden mittels unterschiedlicher Methoden charakterisiert. Kalorimetrische Untersuchungen belegen den günstigen Einfluss kleiner Zusätze von Si oder Fe hinsichtlich der thermischen Stabilität der Cu–Ti – Zr – Ni-Massivgläser. Druckversuche bei Raumtemperatur ergeben Bruchfestigkeiten von 2040 bis 2190 MPa, Elastizitätsmoduli im Bereich von 100 bis 109 GPa sowie einen elastischen Bereich von bis zu 2.4%. Das Si-haltigeMassivglas weist eine plastische Verformung von 2.2% vor dem Bruch auf. Die für die Si-haltige Legierung beobachtete ausgeprägte Plastizität ist durch eine spezielle bimodale Komposit-Struktur aus nanoskaligen Cu-Ausscheidungen, die homogen in der massivglasbildenden Matrix verteilt vorliegen, bedingt. Der Anstieg der plastischen Verformbarkeit lässt sich auf die Bildung einer Vielzahl von Scherbändern zurückführen, die den Rissfortschritt in der metallischen Glas-Matrix behindern.

Keywords: Bulk metallic glasses; Nanocomposites; Casting; Thermal stability; Mechanical properties

Dedicated to Professor Dr. Otmar Vöhringer on the occasion of his 65th birthday

Prof. Dr.-Ing. J. Eckert IFW Dresden, Institut für Metallische Werkstoffe P.O. Box 270016, D-01171, Dresden, Germany Tel.: +49 351 4659 602 Fax: +49 351 4659 541

  1. The authors thank H. Grahl, A. Güth, M. Stoica, C. Mickel, S. Schinnerling, H.-J. Klauß, H. Kempe, S. Müller and S. Kuszinski for technical assistance. Thanks are also extended to the Saxonian Ministry for Science and Art for financial support.

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Published Online: 2022-02-05

© 2003 Carl Hanser Verlag, München

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https://doi.org/10.1515/ijmr-2003-0107
Keywords for this article
Bulk metallic glasses; Nanocomposites; Casting; Thermal stability; Mechanical properties

Articles in the same Issue

  1. Frontmatter
  2. Editorial
  3. Editorial
  4. Articles/Aufsätze
  5. On the dislocation mechanisms of dynamic strain ageing in fatigued plain carbon steels
  6. Effect of the γ’ volume fraction on the creep strength of Ni-base superalloys
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  8. Fatigue life and cyclic deformation behaviour of quenched and tempered steel AISI 4140 at two-step stress- and total-strain-controlled push–pull loading
  9. Untersuchungen zur Anrisslebensdauervorhersage gekerbter Proben mit dem örtlichen Konzept am Beispiel des Stahls Cm15
  10. Bewertung des Ermüdungsverhaltens von Radstählen anhand von Dehnungs-, Temperatur- und Widerstandsmessungen
  11. On the nature of internal interfaces in tempered martensite ferritic steels
  12. Ermittlung von Grenzformänderungskurven an laser- und elektronenstrahlgeschweißten Stahlblechplatinen
  13. Point defects, precipitates and the strength anomaly in ordered Fe–Al alloys
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  28. Nanoskalige Schutzschichten für hochbeanspruchte Werkzeuge und Bauteile
  29. Prediction of the critical conditions for dynamic recrystallization in metals
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