Sun Xiaojun, Jiang Hongxiang, Zhang Lili, et al. Glass Forming Ability,Thermal Stability and Microstructure Characteristics of Zr-Cu-Fe-Al Alloy[J]. Special Casting & Nonferrous Alloys, 2021,41(1):16-22.
The Zr-Cu-Fe-Al amorphous alloy was prepared by copper mold casting.The effects of the Al content and atomic ratio of Cu to Fe on the glass forming ability(GFA)
thermal stability and microstructure were investigated by X-ray diffractometer
differential thermal analyzer and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy.The results reveal that the GFA of both Zr
59
(Cu
0.5
Fe
0.5
)
41-x
Al
x
and Zr
67-x
(Cu
0.5
Fe
0.5
)
33
Al
x
alloy are firstly increased and then decreased with the increase of the Al content.For Zr
59
(Cu
1-x
Fe
x
)
33
Al
8
alloy
the glass forming ability is a better when the atomic of Cu to Fe is between 5∶5and 8∶2.Theγparameter and crystallization temperature indicate that Zr
59
(Cu
0.7
Fe
0.3
)
33
Al
8
alloy exhibits the excellent GFA and high thermal stability.Moreover
the HRTEM result of Zr
59
(Cu
0.5
Fe
0.5
)
33
Al
8
alloy indicates that due to the positive enthalpy between Cu and Fe
the alloy undergoes liquid-liquid phase separation during the rapid cooling
forming Cu-rich and Fe-rich liquid phases and then liquid-glass transition occurs
resulting in phase separation nanocrystals in which glassy Fe-rich nanoparticles with high number density are distributed on the glassy Cu-rich matrix.