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Fast diffusion and metallic glass formation in zirconium-metal alloys

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In this work it was found for a range of zirconium-metal alloys that the differences in atomic size, eIectronegativity and valence of the metals with respect to zirconium, and the extent of the mutual solid solubility act as phenomenological connections between the fast diffusion of the metal in zirconium and the ability of the zirconium-metal alloy to form glasses. It was found that all the alloys of zirconium which exhibit fast diffusion are also able to form glasses. Only metallic glasses obtained by rapid quenching from the melt were considered. The analysis was performed using two criteria to evaluate the glass-forming ability of the alloy, the criteria to ascertain those metals that can behave as fast-diffusing solutes in zirconium and the data for heterodiffusion in zirconium.

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de Tendler, R.H. Fast diffusion and metallic glass formation in zirconium-metal alloys. J Mater Sci 21, 64–70 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01144700

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