Metallic glass alloys of Zr, Ti, Cu and Ni

Patent · Tue Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1996

OSTI ID:870893

Lin, Xianghong ^[1]; Peker, Atakan ^[1]; Johnson, William L ^[1]

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1. Pasadena, CA

At least quaternary alloys form metallic glass upon cooling below the glass transition temperature at a rate less than 10.sup.3 K/s. Such alloys comprise titanium from 19 to 41 atomic percent, an early transition metal (ETM) from 4 to 21 atomic percent and copper plus a late transition metal (LTM) from 49 to 64 atomic percent. The ETM comprises zirconium and/or hafnium. The LTM comprises cobalt and/or nickel. The composition is further constrained such that the product of the copper plus LTM times the atomic proportion of LTM relative to the copper is from 2 to 14. The atomic percentage of ETM is less than 10 when the atomic percentage of titanium is as high as 41, and may be as large as 21 when the atomic percentage of titanium is as low as 24. Furthermore, when the total of copper and LTM are low, the amount of LTM present must be further limited. Another group of glass forming alloys has the formula (ETM.sub.1-x Ti.sub.x).sub.a Cu.sub.b (Ni.sub.1-y Co.sub.y).sub.c wherein x is from 0.1 to 0.3, y.cndot.c is from 0 to 18, a is from 47 to 67, b is from 8 to 42, and c is from 4 to 37. This definition of the alloys has additional constraints on the range of copper content, b.

• Research Organization: California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, CA)
• DOE Contract Number: FG03-86ER45242
• Assignee: California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, CA)
• Patent Number(s): US 5618359
• OSTI ID: 870893
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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