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Solidification of nitrogen-atomized Al86Ni6Y4.5Co2La1.5 metallic glass

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 March 2011

M. Yan ,
J.Q. Wang ,
G.B. Schaffer  and
M. Qian
M. Yan
Affiliation:
The University of Queensland, School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering, ARC Centre of Excellence for Design in Light Metals, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia
J.Q. Wang*
Affiliation:
Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China
G.B. Schaffer
Affiliation:
The University of Queensland, School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering, ARC Centre of Excellence for Design in Light Metals, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia
M. Qian*
Affiliation:
The University of Queensland, School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering, ARC Centre of Excellence for Design in Light Metals, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia
*
a)Address all correspondence to these authors. e-mail: jqwang@imr.ac.cn
b)e-mail: ma.qian@uq.edu.au
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Abstract

A comprehensive investigation has been made of the solidification of nitrogen-atomized Al86Ni6Y4.5Co2La1.5, using focused ion beam, transmission electron microscopy, and other analytical means. Face-centered cubic Al2Y was identified to be the leading crystalline phase rather than crystalline Al. A new orthorhombic-structured phase was identified in partially or fully crystallized powder particles. Apart from oxygen, nitrogen was also found to be associated with the leading crystalline phase Al2Y in which nitrogen exists as substitutional Nx−. These findings facilitate the basis for understanding the unique aspects of the Al86Ni6Y4.5Co2La1.5 bulk metallic glass, including its powder preparation by gas atomization.

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AmorphousAlloyTransmission electron microscopy
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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 26 , Issue 7 , 14 April 2011 , pp. 944 - 950
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2011

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