Abstract
The pressure effect on the crystallization of the Al89La6Ni5 amorphous alloy has been investigated by in situ high-pressure and high-temperature x-ray powder diffraction using synchrotron radiation. The amorphous alloy crystallizes in two steps in the pressure range studied (0-4 GPa). The first process, corresponding to simultaneous precipitation of fcc-Al crystals and the metastable bcc-(AlNi)(11)La-3-like phase, is governed by a eutectic reaction. The second process corresponds to the transformation of a residual amorphous alloy into fcc-Al, Al11La3, Al3Ni, and as yet unidentified phase(s). The applied pressure strongly affects the crystallization processes of the amorphous alloy. Both temperatures first decrease with pressure in the pressure range of 0-1 GPa and then increase with pressure up to 4 GPa. The results are discussed with reference to competing processes between the thermodynamic potential barrier and the diffusion activation energy under pressure. (C) 2000 American Institute of Physics.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Applied Physics Letters |
Volume | 77 |
Issue number | 25 |
Pages (from-to) | 4133-4135 |
ISSN | 0003-6951 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2000 |
Bibliographical note
Copyright (2000) 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
- KINETICS
- MECHANICAL-PROPERTIES
- COMPOSITES
- RAPID SOLIDIFICATION
- AL-BASED SYSTEMS
- DEFORMATION
- ALUMINUM
- NANOCRYSTALLINE ALLOYS
- METALLIC GLASSES