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A Better Understanding of Solidification of Alloys Through Study of Glass/Crystal Composites

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Metallic glasses are non-crystalline solids which form when crystal nucleation and growth is precluded either fully or partly. In the event of a partial suppression of crystal formation, a solid result which has crystals embedded in an amorphous glassy matrix. The process of solidification can be studied in a unique way from the liquid side by examining this composite. The effect of subtle changes in the liquid structure on the formation of crystals is possible to study by this methodology, something which is impossible otherwise. This presentation first examines the effect of liquid structure on the nucleation of crystals by examining the short-range order in the glass. The stability of the liquid/crystal interface and growth of crystals by addition of atomic ledges have been examined. The structure of the liquid also get effected by the cooling rates. How these changes in the structure of the liquid due to cooling rate variation is manifested in the change of the medium-range order (MRO) as a function of cooling rate and the consequent effect on properties. Finally, the changes taking place in a liquid just before it transforms to crystal are ascertained by examining the MRO of supercooled liquid just next to the liquid/crystal interface and that away from the interface.

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  1. Materials Science Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, 400085, India

    B. Vishwanadh & R. Tewari

  2. Physical Metallurgy Division, Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam, 603102, India

    Chanchal Ghosh & Arup Dasgupta

  3. Formerly of Materials Group, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, 400085, India

    G. K. Dey

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Vishwanadh, B., Ghosh, C., Dasgupta, A. et al. A Better Understanding of Solidification of Alloys Through Study of Glass/Crystal Composites. Trans Indian Inst Met (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12666-023-03143-5

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