Design of Ni-based Bulk Metallic Glasses with Improved Mechanical and Corrosion Properties

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glass-forming ability; bulk metallic glass; super-cooled liquid region

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Gayatri Tanuja Guddla
Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Technology, GITAM (Deemed to be University), Hyderabad, India
Suman Gandi
Department of Physics, School of Science, GITAM (Deemed to be University), Hyderabad, India
Satyadevi Ambadipudi
Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Technology, GITAM (Deemed to be University), Hyderabad, India
Balaji Rao Ravuri*
Department of Physics, School of Science, GITAM (Deemed to be University), Hyderabad, India

Abstract

Bulk metallic glasses (BMGs) are synthesized using high energy mechanical ball milling technique with the general formula, [Ni-Cr-Si]100-x:Nbx (x = 0, 3, 6 and 9 at.%, labelled as NCSNb0, NCSNb3, NCSNb6, NCSNb9). Interestingly, all the thermal, mechanical and corrosion properties are greatly enhanced with increase in Niobium (Nb) content up to 6 at.% (NCSNb6). XRD analysis shows that the phase attribution over all the BMGs is due to Nickel (Ni, 98-006-0833), Chromium (Cr, 98-002-1500), Silicon (Si, 98-001-2990) and Niobium (Nb, 98-002-3331). The values of the largest super-cooled liquid region width and plastic strain attained are 232 K and 0.94±0.1%, for the NCSNb6 BMG sample. The considerable addition of Niobium (Nb ~ 6 at.%) content in [Ni-Cr-Si] BMG network (NCSNb6) is anticipated to have the best glass-forming ability, mechanical and corrosive resistant properties and is expected to be used as potential material for lightweight vehicle applications.


 


Keywords: glass-forming ability; bulk metallic glass; super-cooled liquid region


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