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Strong work hardening in a high niobium-containing TiNi-based bulk glassy alloy composite

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In this study, a high niobium-containing bulk glassy alloy composite Ti41Ni39Nb17.5Al2.5 consisting of amorphous, B2-TiNi and β-Nb phases was fabricated through in situ precipitation strategy by utilizing copper-mold suction casting. Upon compressive loading, the composite alloy showed a pronounced average plastic strain of (17.6 ± 3.5)% and a high fracture strength of (2279 ± 33) MPa together with a strong work-hardening deformation behavior. The volume fraction of the amorphous phase in the composite was determined to be around 23 vol%. The work softening caused by the formation of shear bands can be compensated by the work hardening arising from the pile-ups of dislocation and severe lattice distortion in the precipitated crystals and thereby stabilize the plastic deformation of the composite material. The findings imply that the room-temperature mechanical properties of bulk glassy alloy composites can be well tailored by selecting suitable reinforcers.

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Acknowledgments

The authors thank M.R. Li, Z.Y. Zhang, Y. Ling, and H. Cheng for technical assistance and also are grateful to Prof. W.H. Li, Prof. G.S. Peng, and Dr Q. Hu for stimulating discussions. This work is financially supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Anhui Province (Grant No. 1908085ME147), International Cooperation and Exchanges in Anhui Provincial Key Project of Research (Grant No. 202004b11020010), and Natural Science Foundation of Anhui Provincial Education Department (Grant No. KJ2020A0262). The work is also partially supported by Natural Science Foundation of Jiangxi Province (Grant No. 20192BBH80020), State Key Laboratory of Advanced Metals and Materials in USTB (Grant No. 2019-Z01), and State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing in NWPU (Grant No. SKLSP201919).

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  1. School of Materials Science and Engineering, Anhui University of Technology, Ma’anshan, 243002, China

    S. S. Chen, J. Yin, K. Qi & P. D. Song

  2. Key Laboratory of Green Fabrication and Surface Technology of Advanced Metal Materials, Anhui University of Technology, Ministry of Education, Ma’anshan, 243002, China

    S. S. Chen

  3. School of Management Science and Engineering, Anhui University of Technology, Ma’anshan, 243002, China

    J. H. Zou

  4. Institute of Applied Physics, Jiangxi Academy of Sciences, Nanchang, 330029, China

    Q. Hu

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Chen, S.S., Yin, J., Zou, J.H. et al. Strong work hardening in a high niobium-containing TiNi-based bulk glassy alloy composite. Journal of Materials Research 36, 1367–1375 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1557/s43578-021-00199-1

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