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Methods of Ex Situ and In Situ Investigations of Structural Transformations: The Case of Crystallization of Metallic Glasses
Published on: June 7, 2018
High Pressure Quenched Glasses: unique structures and properties
W Dmowski1, G H Yoo2, S Gierlotka3
1Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, 37996, USA. wdmowski@utk.edu.
Abstract:
Zr-based metallic glasses are prepared by quenching supercooled liquid under pressure. These glasses are stable in ambient conditions after decompression. The High Pressure Quenched glasses have a distinct structure and properties. The pair distribution function shows redistribution of the Zr-Zr interatomic distances and their shift towards smaller values. These glasses exhibit higher density, hardness, elastic modulus, and yield stress. Upon heating at ambient pressure, they show volume expansion and distinct relaxation behavior, reaching an equilibrated state above the glass transition. These experimental results are consistent with an idea of pressure-induced low to high density liquid transition in the supercooled melt.
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