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Kinetics of non-isothermal crystallization in Cu50Zr43Al7 and (Cu50Zr43Al7)95Be5 metallic glasses

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The crystallization kinetics of Cu50Zr43Al7 and (Cu50Zr43Al7)95Be5 metallic glasses was studied using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) at four different heating rates under non-isothermal condition. The glass transition temperature T g, the onset temperature of crystallization T x, and the peak temperature of crystallization T p of the two metallic glasses were determined from DSC curves. The values of various kinetic parameters such as the activation energy of glass transition E g, activation energy of crystallization E p, Avrami exponent n and dimensionality of growth m were evaluated from the dependence of T g and T p on the heating rate. The values of E g and E p, calculated from many different models, are found to be in good agreement with each other. The average values of the Avrami exponent n are (2.8 ± 0.4) for Cu50Zr43Al7 metallic glass and (4.2 ± 0.3) for (Cu50Zr43Al7)95Be5 metallic glass, which are consistent with the mechanism of two-dimensional growth and three-dimensional growth, respectively. Finally, the parameter H r, S, and crystallization enthalpy ΔH c are introduced to estimate the glass-forming ability and thermal stability of metallic glasses. The result shows that the addition of Be improves the glass-forming ability and thermal stability of Cu50Zr43Al7 metallic glass.

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Lu, X.C., Li, H.Y. Kinetics of non-isothermal crystallization in Cu50Zr43Al7 and (Cu50Zr43Al7)95Be5 metallic glasses. J Therm Anal Calorim 115, 1089–1097 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-013-3364-0

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