The dynamic mechanical characteristics of Zr-based bulk metallic glasses and composites

In the current study, Zr-based metallic glass matrix composites (MGMCs) were prepared by doping high-melting point of tantalum powders and investigated by dynamic mechanical analysis. The results suggest that the relaxation processes are changed by modifying the chemical composition. The influence of crystalline phase on the dynamic mechanical response of Zr-based MGMC has been analyzed. The master curves of loss modulus can be well fitted by the Kholrausch-Williams-Watts (KWW) model, decreasing of the parameter βKWW implies that the Zr-based MGMC doped with more tantalum powders has higher dynamic heterogeneity. To better understand the dynamic mechanical properties of the MGMCs, quasi-point defects (QPD) theory is adopted, the kinetic characteristics of glass transition of Zr-based MGMCs are analyzed in a quantitative manner. The experimental results provide an insightful information on the complex structural relaxation of the metallic glass matrix composite.