Effect of Nb Addition on Properties of TiZr-based Amorphous Alloys

doi:10.11901/1005.3093.2021.174

Chinese Journal of Materials Research

2022, Vol. 36

Issue (6): 401-408 DOI: 10.11901/1005.3093.2021.174

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Effect of Nb Addition on Properties of TiZr-based Amorphous Alloys

ZHANG Yiming, ZHAO Ziyan, MU Juan(

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Key Laboratory for Anisotropy and Texture of Materials (Ministry of Education), School of Materials Sciences and Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110004, China

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ZHANG Yiming, ZHAO Ziyan, MU Juan. Effect of Nb Addition on Properties of TiZr-based Amorphous Alloys. Chinese Journal of Materials Research, 2022, 36(6): 401-408.

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Abstract

TiZr-based amorphous alloys with different Nb amount, given by (Ti_45.7Zr₃₃Ni₃Cu_5.8Be_12.5)_(1-0.01_x₎Nb _x (x=0, 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10, denoted as Nb0, Nb2, Nb4, Nb6, Nb8, and Nb10) were prepared via copper mold casting method. Then the effect of Nb addition on the performance of the alloys was investigated by means of uniaxial compression testing, XRD, TEM and SEM+EDS. The results show that with the increasing Nb content the grain size and volume fraction of the β-phase increased, but the deformation-induced martensitic transformation was suppressed; The plasticity of the amorphous alloys was greatly improved, while the yield strength gradually decreased. Notably, the repeatability of the mechanical properties of the amorphous alloys was improved with the addition of Nb. For the amorphous alloys that may undergo deformation-induced phase transformation, such as Nb0~Nb4, homogenous α'' martensite with a small lath can effectively induce the formation of multiple shear bands. For the amorphous alloys that cannot undergo deformation-induced phase transformation, such as Nb6~Nb10, many dislocations may occur in the β-phase and they accumulated at boundaries to form dislocation steps, which would trigger the formation of multiple shear bands and finally improve the plasticity of amorphous alloys.

Key words: composite mechanical properties microstructure characterization deformation-induced phase transformation Nb addition

Received: 09 March 2021

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Fund: National Natural Science Foundation of China(51771049);National Natural Science Foundation of China(51790484);National Key Laboratory Foundation of Science and Technology on Materials under Shock and Impact(JCKYS2020602005)

About author: MU Juan, Tel: 15326117696, E-mail: muj@atm.neu.edu.cn

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Fig.1 XRD patterns of the as-cast TiZr-based amorphous alloy composites and inset presents the enlarged regions of the (100) _β peaks (a), and lattice constants of dendrite phase of the amorphous alloy composites (b)

Fig.2 SEM micrographs of the as-cast sample of TiZr-based amorphous alloy composites (a) Nb0, (b) Nb2, (c) Nb4, (d) Nb6, (e) Nb8 and (f) Nb10

Table 1 Volume fraction and grain size of Nb0~Nb10 samples

Fig.3 EDS curves of elements content as a function of Nb content in the dendrites (a), amorphous matrix (b) and EPMA mapping results of Nb10 amorphous alloy composites (c)

Fig.4 Compressive strain-stress curves (a), the corresponding parameters gained from the s-s curves (b), work-hardening rate curve (c) and nano-indentation hardness (d) of the amorphous alloy composites

Table 2 Repeatability of mechanical properties of amorphous alloy composites

Fig.5 XRD patterns of TiZr-based amorphous alloy composites after fracturing

Fig.6 Bright field TEM images of Nb2 (a) and Nb6 TiZr-based amorphous alloy composites after fracture (b), the corresponding SAED patterns (c) of the amorphous phase and the dendritic phase of the Nb2 (d) and the dendritic phase of the Nb6 (e)

Fig.7 SEM micrographs of multiple shear bands on the lateral surface of TiZr-based amorphous alloy composites after deformation (a) Nb0, (b) Nb2, (c) Nb4, (d) Nb6, (e) Nb8 and (f) Nb10

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