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Formation, thermal stability and mechanical properties of Ti42.5Zr7.5Cu40Ni5Sn5 bulk metallic glass

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Ti42.5Zr7.5Cu40Ni5Sn5 bulk metallic glass with a critical diameter of 4 mm was fabricated by the conventional copper mould casting method. The supercooled liquid region ΔT x, reduced glass transition temperature T rg, γ parameter, and δ parameter of the alloy were measured to be 63.9 K, 0.561, 0.393, and 1.400, respectively, implying that the alloy has an excellent glass-forming ability. The bulk metallic glass exhibits high compressive fracture strength of 2162 MPa with distinct plastic strain of 0.9%. The fracture surface consists mainly of vein-like patterns, typical of bulk glassy alloys.

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Supported by the Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University of China and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)(Grant No. 50771040)

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Huang, Y., Shen, J. & Sun, J. Formation, thermal stability and mechanical properties of Ti42.5Zr7.5Cu40Ni5Sn5 bulk metallic glass. Sci. China Ser. G-Phys. Mech. As 51, 372–378 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11433-008-0049-y

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