The effect of Y on glass forming ability

  • J. Zhang
  • , H. Tan
  • , Y. P. Feng
  • , Y. Li*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

We have discovered a new glass forming region (GFR) defined by melt-spinning at a speed of 30 m/s in a ternary Fe-Fe2B-Fe 4B4Y eutectic in the Fe-B-Y alloy system. This GFR is remarkably wide, within the compositional range 19-40 at.% B, 3 to ∼10 at.% Y and 76-50 at.% Fe, with the best glass former being Fe71.2B 24Y4.8 for a 1 mm fully amorphous rod. The effect of Y content on the glass forming ability (GFA) is perhaps primarily due to the characteristic of the ternary triangle, and Y in the case of Fe-B-Y system should be treated as a base element.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)183-187
Number of pages5
JournalScripta Materialia
Volume53
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2005
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Bulk metallic glasses
  • Fe-B-Y
  • Glass forming ability

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