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Nanocrystallization and high tensile strength of amorphous Zr-Al-Ni-Cu-Ag alloys

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The influence of the addition of Ag to the crystallization and mechanical properties of the amorphous Zr65Al7.5Ni10Cu17.5-xAgx (x=5, 10 at.%) alloys was investigated. It was found that crystallization takes place through the two-stage process of Am→Am'+icosahedral→phase Zr2Cu+Zr2Ni+Zr2Al3. The icosahedral particles have a spherical morphology and their sizes range from 10 to 100nm. With the increase in the amount of Ag, thermal instability increases through the simultaneous decrease ofT x and ΔT x. The σ f increases significantly from 1560 MPa at 0%V f to 2120 MPa at 62%V f for the 10% Ag alloy.

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  1. Department of Metallurgical Engineering, Pusan National University, San 30 Changjeon-dong, Keumjeong-ku, 609-735, Pusan, Korea

    T. K. Han, Y. H. Kim & I. B. Kim

  2. Research Center for Dielectric and Advanced Matter Physics, Pusan National University, Pusan, Korea

    S. J. Kim & Y. S. Yang

  3. Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University, 980-8577, Sendai, Japan

    A. Inoue

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Han, T.K., Kim, S.J., Yang, Y.S. et al. Nanocrystallization and high tensile strength of amorphous Zr-Al-Ni-Cu-Ag alloys. Met. Mater. Int. 7, 91–94 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03026945

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