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Influences of preparation techniques on glass-forming ability of Fe–P–B–Si–C amorphous alloys

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It has been widely accepted that the ultrafast cooling rate is required for the glass formation of amorphous alloys. Here, the larger glass-forming ability (GFA) of Fe76P5(B0.5Si0.3C0.2)19 amorphous alloy was achieved by water quenching at lower cooling rate under argon atmosphere. Cylindrical rods with diameters of 1–2 mm were prepared by water quenching without flux treatment, Cu-mold injection casting, and Cu-mold suction casting, respectively. The influences of the preparation techniques with different cooling rates on GFA, thermal property, and nucleation/growth behavior were examined. The critical diameter of the Fe76P5(B0.5Si0.3C0.2)19 amorphous alloys is 1.7 mm for water quenching while smaller than 1.0 mm for injection casting. Microstructure analysis indicates that the crystallization and solidification processes are quite different between the water-quenched and the injection-cast rods. These findings could deepen fundamental understanding on the relationship between the cooling rate, techniques, and GFA of Fe-based amorphous alloys.

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This work was supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (Grant No. 2016YFB0300500), National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 51561028 and 51771161), and Ningbo Municipal Natural Science Foundation (Grant No. 2017A610034).

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  1. Key Laboratory of Magnetic Materials and Devices, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, 315201, Zhejiang, China

    Ji-jun Zhang, Ya-qiang Dong, Jia-wei Li & Xin-min Wang

  2. Zhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Magnetic Materials and Application Technology, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, 315201, Zhejiang, China

    Ji-jun Zhang, Ya-qiang Dong, Jia-wei Li & Xin-min Wang

  3. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China

    Ji-jun Zhang

  4. School of Physics Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, 830046, Xinjiang, China

    Ji-jun Zhang, Lu-yang Bie & Qiang Li

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Zhang, Jj., Dong, Yq., Bie, Ly. et al. Influences of preparation techniques on glass-forming ability of Fe–P–B–Si–C amorphous alloys. J. Iron Steel Res. Int. 25, 674–679 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42243-018-0089-0

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