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Influence of annealing on structural relaxation, crystallization, and deformation behavior of a Zr41.2Ti13.8Cu12.5Ni10Be22.5 bulk metallic glass

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The influence of annealing on the structural changes and the mechanical properties of Zr41.2Ti13.8Cu12.5Ni10Be22.5 (Vit-1) bulk metallic glass was systematically studied by varying the annealing times at 703 K. The evolution of the structural state at a relatively high temperature within the supercooled liquid region was studied by thermal analysis, x-ray diffraction, high-resolution transmission electron microscopy, extended x-ray absorption fine structure, and dilatometric measurements. The deformation behavior and the mechanical properties were also examined by carrying out hardness and compression tests for the specimens annealed for various times.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

This work was partly supported by the Korea Research Foundation Grant funded by the Korean Government (KRF-2006-214-D00204) and the 2005 National Research Laboratory (NRL) Program of the Korean Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST). The experiments at PLS were also supported in part by MOST and Pohang University of Science and Technology POSTECH. The authors would like to thank Dr. C.P. Kim of the Liquidmetal Technologies, Inc. for supplying the BMG samples used in this study.

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    Kwang Seok Lee & Jürgen Eckert

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    Hyun-Joon Jun & Young Won Chang

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Lee, K.S., Eckert, J., Jun, HJ. et al. Influence of annealing on structural relaxation, crystallization, and deformation behavior of a Zr41.2Ti13.8Cu12.5Ni10Be22.5 bulk metallic glass. Journal of Materials Research 22, 1849–1858 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1557/jmr.2007.0253

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