Published May 1999 | Version v1
Journal article

The influence of cooling rate on the formation of an amorphous phase in Si-based multicomponent alloys and its thermal stability

Description

By adding Ni, Cr, and Zr to the Si-Al-Fe system and using a higher surface velocity of the copper wheel of 63 m/s, the composition range of an amorphous single phase was extended to 60 at% Si. An amorphous Si60Al18Fe12Ni4Cr3Zr3 alloy was produced. The amorphous phase in the Si-Al-TM (TM = transition metals) alloys shows higher thermal stability than in the Al-Si-TM alloys. By the shift of differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) peaks with change of heating rate, the activation energy for the transformation was determined to be 343 kJ/mol for Si55Al20Fe10Ni5Cr5Zr5 alloy and 374 kJ/mol for Si50Al25Fe10Ni5Cr5Zr5 alloy

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Materials Research Bulletin
Journal Volume
34
Journal Issue
7
Journal Page Range
p. 1165-1172
ISSN
0025-5408
CODEN
MRBUAC

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
31012723
Subject category
S36: MATERIALS SCIENCE;
Descriptors DEI
ALUMINIUM ALLOYS; AMORPHOUS STATE; CALORIMETRY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHROMIUM ALLOYS; IRON ALLOYS; NICKEL ALLOYS; PHASE STUDIES; SILICON ALLOYS; ZIRCONIUM ALLOYS
Descriptors DEC
ALLOYS; TRANSITION ELEMENT ALLOYS