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Easy glass formation in Mg64Ni21Nd15 by Bridgman solidification

  • Y. Li*
  • , H. Y. Liu
  • , H. A. Davies
  • , H. Jones
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • University of Sheffield

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Abstract

Easy glass-forming Mg64Ni21Nd15 alloy was subjected to Bridgman steady state directional solidification at growth velocities between 0.5 and 2.4 mm s-1 through a temperature gradient of about 15 K mm-1. X-ray diffraction (XRD) indicated crystalline solidification structure at 0.5 and 1.0 mm s-1, amorphous with some residual crystallinity at 1.7 mm s-1 and fully amorphous at 2.4 mm s-1. The strongest XRD peaks at 0.5 and 1.0 mm s-1 correspond to Mg3Nd, the other phases present being, as yet, unidentified. Values of Tg and Tx of 467 K and 507 K respectively, determined by differential scanning calorimetry for the amorphous condition, match well our previous determinations from chill-cast or melt-spun ribbon of similar alloy composition. The significance of these results for an improved understanding of glass formation in this and related easy glass-forming systems is discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)628-631
Number of pages4
JournalMaterials Science and Engineering: A
Volume179-180
Issue numberPART 1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 May 1994
Externally publishedYes

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