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A Thermodynamic Model for Amorphization and Topological Criteria
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 11 February 2011
Abstract
A thermodynamic model for amorphization is developed which allows analysis of the effect of composition, atomic radii, and elastic constants of constitutive elements on amorphization. The model is based on comparison of the Gibbs free energy and entropy of a defective crystal and undercooled liquid. The glass transition temperatures for thermodynamically unstable amorphous phases are determined as a function of topological parameters of an alloy. It increases with an increase in the atomic size of the solvent element and it has a maximum at a specific alloy composition. Topological criteria for alloy compositions that can produce a thermodynamically stable amorphous state are outlined and discussed.
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