| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7970431 | Materials Characterization | 2015 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
New magnesium-based bulk metallic glasses Mg60Cu30Y10 have been prepared by pressure casting. Glassy alloys were successfully annealed to become nanocomposite containing 200Â nm crystallites in an amorphous matrix. The microstructure of bulk glassy alloy and nanocomposite obtained during heat treatment was examined by X-ray diffraction and scanning and high-resolution electron microscopy. Metallic glass has been also studied to explain the structural characteristics by the reverse Monte Carlo (RMC) modeling based on the diffraction data. The HRTEM images allow to indicate some medium-range order (MRO) regions about 2-3Â nm in size and formation of local atomic clusters. The RMC modeling results confirmed some kinds of short range order (SRO) structures. It was found that the structure of bulk metallic glass formed by the pressure casting is homogeneous. The composite material contained very small particles in the amorphous matrix. Homogeneous glassy alloy had better corrosion resistance than a composite containing nanocrystalline particles in a glassy matrix.
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Authors
RafaÅ Babilas, Ryszard Nowosielski, MirosÅawa Pawlyta, Andy Fitch, Andrzej Burian,