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An experimental and theoretical study of the glass-forming region of the Mg-Cu-Sn system

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The amorphization of Mg-Cu-Sn alloys with various compositions has been studied using the melt-spinning technique, with particular emphasis on the magnesium-rich corner of the ternary phase diagram. The results have been interpreted in terms of Miedema's theory, which highlights competition between the amorphous phase and crystalline solid solutions. Competition by ordered intermetallic compounds has also to be considered in order to explain the restricted amorphization region found in these experiments.

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  1. Departamento de Física de la Materia Condensada, Facultad de Física, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain

    J. A. Somoza, L. J. Gallego & C. Rey

  2. Departamento de Fís⪘a, Facultad de Ingeniería, UBA, Paseo Colón 850, 1063, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    S. Rozenberg, B. Arcondo & H. Sirkin

  3. Gerencia de Desarrollo, Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica, Avda. del Libertador 8250, 1429, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    R. H. De Tendler & J. A. Kovacs

  4. Departamento de Física Teórica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain

    J. A. Alonso

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Somoza, J.A., Gallego, L.J., Rey, C. et al. An experimental and theoretical study of the glass-forming region of the Mg-Cu-Sn system. JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE 30, 40–46 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00352129

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