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The effect of Ti, Nb, and Ta additions to ZrAlCu metallic glass on the crystallization and formation of the icosahedral phase

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The addition of Ti, Nb, or Ta altered the crystallization behavior of the Zr65Al7.5Cu27.5 glass, and a metastable nanoscaled I-phase was obtained on primary crystallization of these quaternary glasses. The complete substitution of Al by Nb also led to the precipitation of I-phase upon crystallization. Negative heats of mixing between the addition metals and the transition metals of the mother alloy were demonstrated to be not a necessary condition for I-phase formation in the present alloy system.

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    J. B. Qiang, W. Zhang & G. Q. Xie

  2. On leave from Dalian University of Technology, People’s Republic of China

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Qiang, J.B., Zhang, W., Xie, G.Q. et al. The effect of Ti, Nb, and Ta additions to ZrAlCu metallic glass on the crystallization and formation of the icosahedral phase. Journal of Materials Research 22, 1093–1097 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1557/jmr.2007.0130

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