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Consolidation of Cu-based amorphous alloy powders by high-pressure torsion

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We applied high-pressure torsion (HPT) for consolidation of gas-atomized metallic glass Cu54Zr22Ti18Ni6 powders into high-density bulk disks. The effects of the number of revolutions (N = 1–5 turns), applied pressure (2.5–10 GPa), and temperature (298–473 K) on densification and structural changes were investigated. The consolidated glassy disks showed an excellent hardness of ~5.2 GPa although a mechanical softening effect along with fragmentation in the center of HPT disks occurred at N > 3 by a couple of branching cracks. The HPT process at higher applied pressures improved the bulk density and inter-particulate bonding, resulting in higher hardness. Increasing the temperature of HPT processing enhanced the densification and deep drawability of the consolidated metallic glass. Although the HPT process did not change the crystallization temperature of the metallic glass powders, it increased the crystallization enthalpy, suggesting the free volume increase and inhibition of a significant nanocrystallization during the HPT process.

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This study was supported by A.D.D. through basic research Project (11-01-04-08). H.A. acknowledges the support of his visiting fellowship by the POSTECH Basic Science Research Institute Grant and thanks the University of Tabriz for all of the support provided.

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  1. Department of Materials Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Tabriz, 51666-16471, Tabriz, Iran

    H. Asgharzadeh

  2. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang, 790-784, South Korea

    S.-H. Joo & H. S. Kim

  3. Devisions of Advanced Materials Engineering, Kongju National University, Cheonan, 330-717, South Korea

    J.-K. Lee

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Asgharzadeh, H., Joo, SH., Lee, JK. et al. Consolidation of Cu-based amorphous alloy powders by high-pressure torsion. J Mater Sci 50, 3164–3174 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-015-8877-4

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