In-situ study of crystallization kinetics in ternary bulk metallic glass alloys with different glass forming abilities

Lan, Si; Wei, Xiaoya; Zhou, Jie; Lu, Zhaoping; Wu, Xuelian; Feygenson, Mikhail; Neuefeind, Jorg C.; Wang, Xun-Li

doi:10.1063/1.4901905

In-situ study of crystallization kinetics in ternary bulk metallic glass alloys with different glass forming abilities

Journal Article · Tue Nov 18 00:00:00 EST 2014 · Applied Physics Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4901905· OSTI ID:1286812

Lan, Si ^[1]; Wei, Xiaoya ^[1]; Zhou, Jie ^[2]; Lu, Zhaoping ^[2]; Wu, Xuelian ^[1]; Feygenson, Mikhail ^[3]; Neuefeind, Jorg C. ^[3]; Wang, Xun-Li ^[1]

City Univ. of Hong Kong (China)
State Key Laboratory for Advanced Metals and Materials, University of Science and Technology Beijing (China)
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

In-situ transmission electron microcopy and time-resolved neutron diffraction were used to study crystallization kinetics of two ternary bulk metallic glasses during isothermal annealing in the supercooled liquid region. It is found that the crystallization of Zr₅₆Cu₃₆Al₈, an average glass former, follows continuous nucleation and growth, while that of Zr₄₆Cu₄₆Al₈, a better glass former, is characterized by site-saturated nucleation, followed by slow growth. Possible mechanisms for the observed differences and the relationship to the glass forming ability are discussed.

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Research Organization:: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Spallation Neutron Source

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE; USDOE Office of Science (SC)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725

OSTI ID:: 1286812

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1330512
OSTI ID: 1224304
OSTI ID: 22391999

Journal Information:: Applied Physics Letters, Journal Name: Applied Physics Letters Journal Issue: 20 Vol. 105; ISSN 0003-6951

Publisher:: American Institute of Physics (AIP)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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