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Effects of Mo additions on the glass-forming ability and magnetic properties of bulk amorphous Fe-C-Si-B-P-Mo alloys

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Glass formation, mechanical and magnetic properties of the Fe76−x C7.0Si3.3B5.0P8.7Mo x (x=0, 1 at.%, 3 at.% and 5 at.%) alloys prepared using an industrial Fe-P master alloy have been studied. With the substitution of Mo for Fe, glass-forming ability (GFA) was significantly enhanced and fully amorphous rods with a diameter of up to 5 mm were produced in the alloy with 3% Mo. The Mo-containing amorphous alloys also exhibited high fracture strength of 3635–3881 MPa and excellent magnetic properties including a high saturation magnetization of 1.10–1.41 T, a high Curie temperature and a low coercive force. The unique combination of high GFA, high fracture strength and excellent magnetic properties make the newly developed bulk metallic glasses viable for practical engineering applications.

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  1. State Key Laboratory for Advanced Metals and Materials, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China

    ZengBao Jiao, HongXiang Li, Yuan Wu, JingEn Gao & ZhaoPing Lu

  2. Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, 702-701, Republic of Korea

    ShanLin Wang & Seonghoon Yi

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Jiao, Z., Li, H., Wu, Y. et al. Effects of Mo additions on the glass-forming ability and magnetic properties of bulk amorphous Fe-C-Si-B-P-Mo alloys. Sci. China Phys. Mech. Astron. 53, 430–434 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11433-010-0135-9

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