Bulk metallic glass formation in the binary Cu-Zr system

  • D. Wang
  • , Y. Li*
  • , B. B. Sun
  • , M. L. Sui
  • , K. Lu
  • , E. Ma
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The formation of a bulk metallic glass (BMG) in a binary Cu-Zr system by copper mold casting was studied. An approach to pinpoint the composition with the optimum glass forming ability (GFA) was also described. It was found that the BMG-forming range was off-eutectic and very narrow, and required composition pinpointing to <1 at %. The strong composition dependence required for any binary system to be a potential candidate for BMG was also discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4029-4031
Number of pages3
JournalApplied Physics Letters
Volume84
Issue number20
DOIs
StatePublished - 17 May 2004
Externally publishedYes

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