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Effect of a controlled volume fraction of dendritic phases on tensile and compressive ductility in La-based metallic glass matrix composites

  • M. L. Lee
  • , Y. Li*
  • , C. A. Schuh
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • National University of Singapore
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Abstract

A systematic study has been carried out to identify the effect of crystalline second phase reinforcements on the mechanical properties of amorphous alloys based on the composition La86-yAl14(Cu, Ni)y (y = 1-24). By varying the composition in a controlled manner, composites with a tailorable fraction of in situ dendritic reinforcements were produced. Tension, compression and impact tests showed considerably improved mechanical properties with a large amount of plasticity when the reinforcement volume fraction exceeded a critical value near 40%, and the tension/compression asymmetry associated with glass plasticity is reduced as the volume fraction of crystalline reinforcements rises.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4121-4131
Number of pages11
JournalActa Materialia
Volume52
Issue number14
DOIs
StatePublished - 16 Aug 2004
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Bulk amorphous materials
  • Composites
  • Mechanical properties

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