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Ductile Fe-Nb-B bulk metallic glass with ultrahigh strength

  • J. H. Yao
  • , J. Q. Wang
  • , Y. Li
  • CAS - Institute of Metal Research
  • National University of Singapore

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Abstract

The authors report a simple Fe-based Fe71 Nb6 B 23 ternary bulk metallic glass with a record high strength of 4.85 GPa as well as an appreciable compressive plastic strain of 1.6%. This finding is associated with the unique attribute of the alloying element Nb, which favors the formation of a networklike structure and holds high Poisson's ratio. A fracture feature with a combination of vein pattern and nanoscale corrugations under compression is clearly characterized in this glass. The fractographic observations correlate well with the observed improvements in plasticity.

Original languageEnglish
Article number251906
JournalApplied Physics Letters
Volume92
Issue number25
DOIs
StatePublished - 2008
Externally publishedYes

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