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

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

Abstract

In-situ transmission electron microcopy and time-resolved neutron diffraction were used to study crystalline kinetics of two ternary bulk metallic glass alloys 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. In conclusion, possible mechanisms for the observed differences and the relationship to the glass forming ability are discussed.

Authors:

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)

Publication Date:: Tue Nov 18 00:00:00 EST 2014

Research Org.:: Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Spallation Neutron Source (SNS)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Science (SC)

OSTI Identifier:: 1286812

Alternate Identifier(s):: OSTI ID: 1224304; OSTI ID: 1330512

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Applied Physics Letters

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 105; Journal Issue: 20; Journal ID: ISSN 0003-6951

Publisher:: American Institute of Physics (AIP)

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; NOMAD paper; amorphous metals; crystal growth; nucleation; aluminum; crystalline alloys

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                    Lan, Si, Wei, Xiaoya, Zhou, Jie, Lu, Zhaoping, Wu, Xuelian, Feygenson, Mikhail, Neuefeind, Jorg C., and Wang, Xun-Li. In-situ study of crystallization kinetics in ternary bulk metallic glass alloys with different glass forming abilities.  United States: N. p., 2014. 
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                    Lan, Si, Wei, Xiaoya, Zhou, Jie, Lu, Zhaoping, Wu, Xuelian, Feygenson, Mikhail, Neuefeind, Jorg C., & Wang, Xun-Li. In-situ study of crystallization kinetics in ternary bulk metallic glass alloys with different glass forming abilities.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4901905

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                    Lan, Si, Wei, Xiaoya, Zhou, Jie, Lu, Zhaoping, Wu, Xuelian, Feygenson, Mikhail, Neuefeind, Jorg C., and Wang, Xun-Li. Tue .  
"In-situ study of crystallization kinetics in ternary bulk metallic glass alloys with different glass forming abilities".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4901905.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1286812.

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@article{osti_1286812,

  title        = {In-situ study of crystallization kinetics in ternary bulk metallic glass alloys with different glass forming abilities},

  author       = {Lan, Si and Wei, Xiaoya and Zhou, Jie and Lu, Zhaoping and Wu, Xuelian and Feygenson, Mikhail and Neuefeind, Jorg C. and Wang, Xun-Li},

  abstractNote = {In-situ transmission electron microcopy and time-resolved neutron diffraction were used to study crystalline kinetics of two ternary bulk metallic glass alloys 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. In conclusion, possible mechanisms for the observed differences and the relationship to the glass forming ability are discussed.},

  doi          = {10.1063/1.4901905},

  journal      = {Applied Physics Letters},

  number       = 20,

  volume       = 105,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Tue Nov 18 00:00:00 EST 2014},

  month        = {Tue Nov 18 00:00:00 EST 2014}

}

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