A metallic crystalline/amorphous (c/a) bulk composite was prepared by the slow cooling method after remelting the amorphous Fe78Si9B13 ribbon. By X-ray diffraction (XRD), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and scanning electron microscope (SEM), the composite consists of the primary dendrite α-Fe (without Si) as well as the amorphous matrix. After being anneal at 800 K, the uniform spheroid particles are formed in the c/a composite, which does not form in the amorphous ribbon under the various annealing process. Energy dispersive analysis of X-rays (EDAX), SEM and XRD were applied to give more detailed information. The formation and evolution of the particle may stimulate the possible application of the Fe-matrix amorphous alloy.
Ribbons of amorphous Cu-Ti-Ni alloys were prepared by the melt spinning method. The amorphous structure of these ribbons was confirmed by X-ray diffractametry and transmission electron microscopy. The effect of Ni on the glass-forming ability of Cu-Ti-based alloys was studied by differential scanning calorimetry(DSC). It is found that the supercooled liquid region, ?Tx value shows the maximum value of 61℃ at x=10 in the Cu50Ti50?xNix (x=0, 5, 10, 15 mole fraction, %) system. And the reduced glass transition temperature, Trg, is smaller than 0.45. The glass forming ability(GFA) of Cu-Ti alloy is not effectively promoted by Ni addition.
The effects of microalloying of Ti and B on the glass formation of Cu60Pr30Ni10Al10-2xTixBx(x=0, 0.05%(atom fraction)) amorphous alloys was investigated using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). XRD analysis showed that microalloying with 0.05% Ti and 0.05% B improved the glass forming ability (GFA). The smaller difference in the Gibbs free energy between the liquid and crystalline states at the glass transition temperature (ΔGl-x (Tg)) and the smaller thermodynamic fragility index (ΔSf/Tm, where ΔSf is the entropy of fusion, and Tm is the melting temperature) after microalloying correlated with the higher GFA.
The coatings consisting of Fe0.64Ni0.36 dendrites as matrix and(Fe,Cr)7(C,B)3 interdendritic compounds as reinforcement were fabricated on the medium steel substrate by laser cladding using the Fe-based powders with different Co content,and Co is uniformly dissolved in the coatings.Compared with the coatings containing 1% and 5% Co,the coating containing 3% Co increases in the area fraction of the interdendritic region by about 5%,in the microhardness nearby the interface by about HV 55 and in the interfacial bond strength by about 30 MPa.The interface fracture morphology exhibits the tear appearance,which can be characterized as the ductile fracture.
GAO Li-li BIAN Xiu-fang TIAN Yong-sheng FU Chun-xia
