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The crystallization of an amorphous Fe-Ni base alloy was studied in a dynamic heating mode from room temperature to 700°C and during isothermal annealing at 400°C. Differential scanning calorimetry, X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, and hardness measurement were used to characterize the crystallization process under two heating conditions. In the dynamic heating condition, structural relaxation or atomic regrouping was thought to occur belowT c. AboveT c, crystallization occurred spontaneously and four crystalline phases were formed. The number of phases and the relative amount of these phases varied with the heating temperature. At a higher temperature, recrystallization occurred which resulted in grain growth. The final matrix phase was observed to coexist with other phases after crystallization. In the isothermal heating condition, it was found that the transformation of the alloy from amorphous state to crystalline state was through the nucleation and growth process. The first crystallization steps were via the formation of metastable phases. The final matrix phase than nucleated from the existing metastable phases. Hardness measurements in both heating conditions indicated that the alloy attained its peak hardness immediately after complete crystallization.
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Chang, H., Sastri, S. Crystallization of an Fe-Ni base amorphous alloy. Metall Trans A 8, 1063–1070 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02667391
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