journal article·2023-02Open access

Natural aging of metallic glasses

Yilin Yao, Qing Du, Yihuan Cao, Yuan Wu, Xianzhen Wang, Xiongjun Liu, Hui Wang, Suihe Jiang, Zhaoping Lu

Science China Materials· Volume 66· Issue 2

Abstract

金属玻璃本质上是亚稳态的, 在高温下倾向于通过弛豫和晶化 达到低能状态. 然而在室温下, 通常认为其无定形结构可以保持足够长 的时间. 本文报道了在自然环境中保存12年的一系列CuZr金属玻璃的 长期稳定性. 结果表明, 低Zr含量的CuZr金属玻璃(低于66.7 at%)由于 室温氧化引起了严重的失稳; 高Zr含量的CuZr金属玻璃形成了一层致 密的ZrO2而保留了光泽的表面, 尽管如此, 其热性能(如玻璃转变温度 Tg和晶化温度Tx)由于氧的渗透发生了明显改变. 本文的研究结果不仅 为理解金属玻璃的热稳定性提供了重要的见解, 而且对无序固体的工 程应用具有重要意义.
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