Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
1501814 Scripta Materialia 2010 4 Pages PDF
Abstract

In this paper, we report on significantly enhanced plasticity in addition to improvement of thermal stability in Pd40Ni40Si4P16 bulk metallic glass (BMG) by flux treatment. With fluxing, the plastic strain was remarkably enhanced from approximately 3% to up to 52%, which likely correlates with a larger volume of shear transformation zones. It is suggested that the flux treatment is not only a good approach to improve the thermal stability but may be a promising way to enhance the plasticity of BMGs.

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