Evidence of polymorphous amorphous-to-quasicrystalline phase transformation in Zr66.7Pd33.3 metallic glass

Jianzhong Jiang, K. Saksl, J. Saida, A. Inoue, H. Franz, K. Messel, C. Lathe

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Abstract

The amorphous-to-quasicrystalline phase transformation and the pressure effect on the transformation in a Zr66.7Pd33.3 metallic glass have been investigated by in situ x-ray diffraction measurements using synchrotron radiation. It is found that the transformation is a polymorphous reaction and external pressure enhances the onset temperature for the formation of quasicrystals with a rate of 22 K/GPa while the temperature interval for the stability of quasicrystals remains almost unchanged in the pressure range of 0-4 GPa. The enhancement of the onset temperature for the formation of quasicrystals has been further discussed with the nucleation theory.
Original languageEnglish
JournalApplied Physics Letters
Volume80
Issue number5
Pages (from-to)781-783
ISSN0003-6951
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2002

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Copyright (2002) American Institute of Physics. This article may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the author and the American Institute of Physics.

Keywords

  • ICOSAHEDRAL PHASE
  • HIGH-STRENGTH
  • PD
  • QUASI-CRYSTALLINE PHASE
  • OXYGEN
  • PRESSURE
  • BULK GLASS
  • NI-AL ALLOYS
  • SUPERCOOLED LIQUID REGION
  • PRECIPITATION

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