The Journal of
the Korean Journal of Metals and Materials

The Journal of
the Korean Journal of Metals and Materials

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  • pISSN : 1738-8228
  • eISSN : 2288-8241

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Title Miscibility Gap in Cu-Zr-Ag Alloy System and its Effect on the Structure and Plasticity of Metallic Glass
Authors 이진주(Jin Ju Lee); 박경원(Kyoung Won Park); 김도향(Do Hyang Kim); 에릭플러리(Eric Fleury)
DOI https://doi.org/10.3365/KJMM.2011.49.12.930
Page pp.930-936
ISSN 1738-8228(ISSN), 2288-8241(eISSN)
Keywords amorphous; Cu-Zr based BMGs; EXAFS; 3D-AP; plasticity
Abstract In the present study, we show that the addition of Ag, an element having a positive enthalpy of mixing with Cu in the liquid state, enables the simultaneous enhancement of the glass forming ability and the plasticity in Cu-Zr-Ag bulk metallic glasses (BMGs). Rods of 4 mm diameter could be prepared with a fully amorphous structure and values of plastic strain up to 18% were measured under a compression mode for compositions around Cu42.5Zr47.5Ag10. The possible role of Ag in the change of the atomic structure and the enhancement of the plastic strain in the ternary Cu-Zr-Ag BMGs is discussed based on analyses from transmission electron microscopy and EXAFS (extended X-ray absorption fine structure).