Bulk amorphous Pd{endash}Ni{endash}Fe{endash}P alloys: Preparation and characterization
- Materials Science and Technology Division, MS K765, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545 (United States)
Bulk amorphous alloys of Pd{sub x}Ni{sub y}Fe{sub 80{minus}x{minus}y}P{sub 20} (25{le}x{le}60, 20{le}y{le}55, x+y{ge}60) were prepared by a flux-melting and water-quenching method. Seven-mm diameter glassy rods of Pd{sub 40}Ni{sub 40{minus}x}Fe{sub x}P{sub 20} (0{le}x{le}20) were studied in greater detail. For these alloys, the difference between the crystallization and glass transition temperatures ranges from 102 K for x=0 to 53 K for x=20. In this composition range, the reduced glass transition temperature, T{sub rg}, ranges from 0.66 to 0.57. The change in density upon crystallization ranges from 0.24{plus_minus}0.04{percent} for x=0 to 1.33{plus_minus}0.24{percent} for x=10. The partial molar volume of Fe in amorphous Pd{sub 40}Ni{sub 40{minus}x}Fe{sub x}P{sub 20} alloys is significantly larger than the molar volume of (metastable) fcc Fe. This, as well as a comparison with the molar volumes of crystalline compounds, suggests chemically selective Fe{endash}Pd bonding in these glasses. {copyright} {ital 1999 Materials Research Society.}
- OSTI ID:
- 341370
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Materials Research, Journal Name: Journal of Materials Research Journal Issue: 5 Vol. 14; ISSN JMREEE; ISSN 0884-2914
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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