New method for determination of hidden supercooled liquid region of TiZr-based amorphous alloys

T. H. Li, Y. C. Liao, S. M. Song, V. T. Nguyen, P. H. Tsai, J. S.C. Jang, J. C. Huang

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Abstract

TiZr-based metallic glass has a unique glass transition point. It is located at the top of the first exothermic peak instead of at the typical endothermic transformation reaction before the supercooled liquid region (∆T x ). It is hard to identify the glass transition temperature (T g ) and ∆T x of these TiZr-based amorphous alloys by an exothermic-exothermic reaction. In this study, based on the physical characteristics of the free volume reduction, KWW-exponent β, the activation energy for structural relaxation (Q relax ), and the incubation time by isothermal annealing in DSC analyses, the exact T g point can be precisely identified. As a result, the Ti 42 Zr 42 Ta 3 Si 10 Sn 3 amorphous alloy presents an extra-wide supercooled liquid region (∆T x ), up to 149 K.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1-5
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of Non-Crystalline Solids
Volume510
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Apr 2019

Keywords

  • Amorphous alloy
  • Free volume
  • Glass transition temperature
  • Incubation time
  • KWW-exponent β

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