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Formation, microstructure, and mechanical properties of in situ Mg-Ni-(Gd,Nd) bulk metallic glass composite

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Based on a ternary Mg75Ni15Gd10 metallic glass former, a new Mg80Ni12Gd4Nd4 bulk metallic glass composite (BMGC) was developed by tailoring the compositions of Mg and rare earth (RE) elements. This BMGC displayed compressive ultimate strength over 900 MPa with a total strain to failure of 4.3% and specific strength of 3.12 × 105 Nm/kg. The improved mechanical properties were attributed to a “dual phases” structure consisting of Mg solid solution flakes and glassy matrix in the Mg80Ni12Gd4Nd4 BMGC. The homogeneously dispersed Mg phases reinforcement in the BMGC were characterized as a long period ordered structure (LPOS) with periodic arrays of six close-packed planes distorted from the ideal hexagonal lattice of 6H-type. The LPOS-Mg in the composite can act as a soft media to trap or interact with the unstable shear bands and contribute to plastic strain. The present study may provide a guideline for designing the Mg–TM–RE-based (TM: transition metals) BMGCs with “dual phases” structures.

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  1. National Engineering Research Center of Light Alloy Net Forming, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, 200240, China

    Jian Yin, Guangyin Yuan, Zhenhua Chu, Jian Zhang & W. J. Ding

  2. State Key Laboratory of Metallic Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, 200240, China

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Yin, J., Yuan, G., Chu, Z. et al. Formation, microstructure, and mechanical properties of in situ Mg-Ni-(Gd,Nd) bulk metallic glass composite. Journal of Materials Research 24, 3603–3610 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1557/jmr.2009.0438

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