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Microstructure and mechanical properties of slowly cooled Zr66.4Nb6.4Cu10.5Ni8.7Al8.0 with ductile bcc phase

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 February 2011

Uta Kühn ,
Jürgen Eckert ,
Norbert Mattern ,
Nicolle Radtke  and
Ludwig Schultz
Uta Kühn
Affiliation:
IFW Dresden, P.O.Box 270016, D-01171 Dresden, Germany
Jürgen Eckert
Affiliation:
IFW Dresden, P.O.Box 270016, D-01171 Dresden, Germany
Norbert Mattern
Affiliation:
IFW Dresden, P.O.Box 270016, D-01171 Dresden, Germany
Nicolle Radtke
Affiliation:
IFW Dresden, P.O.Box 270016, D-01171 Dresden, Germany
Ludwig Schultz
Affiliation:
IFW Dresden, P.O.Box 270016, D-01171 Dresden, Germany
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Abstract

We report about the preparation and properties of a Be-free Zr66.4Nb6.4Cu10.5Ni8.7Al8.0 alloy with a glassy or a nanocrystalline matrix and ductile bcc precipitates, which were developed with the aim to improve the mechanical properties. The samples were prepared in form of rods by injection casting into a copper mold. The phase formation as well as the resulting microstructure and the mechanical properties of the different samples have been investigated upon cooling from the melt at different quenching rates. The formation of the bcc phase embedded in a glassy matrix is strongly governed by the alloy composition and the actual cooling rate during solidification, because the glass forming ability is much lower compared to Zr-based alloys containing Be. Already small reductions in cooling rate lead to precipitation of additional crystalline phases. Compression tests reveal that the in-situ glassmatrix composite undergoes work hardening and plastic deformation prior to failure. Surprisingly, also a nanocrystalline matrix leads to high elastic strain values. These features significantly improve the mechanical behavior of the composites compared to the monolithic glass.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 754: Symposium CC – Supercooled Liquids, Glass Transition and Bulk Metallic Glasses , 2002 , CC11.19
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2003

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