The strength and plasticity of Fe_(39)Ni_(39)B_(12.82)Si_(2.75)Nb_(2.3)P_(4.13)bulk metallic glass(BMG)are improved simultaneously by modulating atomic-scale structure through fluxing treatment.The compression strengt...The strength and plasticity of Fe_(39)Ni_(39)B_(12.82)Si_(2.75)Nb_(2.3)P_(4.13)bulk metallic glass(BMG)are improved simultaneously by modulating atomic-scale structure through fluxing treatment.The compression strength increases from 3074 to 4220 MPa,and the plastic strain is enlarged from 10.7%to more than 50%.The increased mechanical properties of the fluxed Fe Ni BSi Nb P BMG originate from the optimization of atomic-scale structure.More icosahedral-like clusters(ILCs)and crystal-like clusters(CLCs)are found in this Fe Ni-based BMG with fluxing treatment,and the ILCs are usually surrounded by CLCs.Furthermore,phase separation and a sandwich-like heterogeneous structure of SB are also observed during deformation,indicating the multiscale deformation mechanism and a stable shear-band evolution.The unique"ILC surrounded by CLCs"structure and phase separation lead to a stable plastic deformation process with strong interactions of multiple shear bands,thereby the improved plasticity and strength.This work provides useful guidelines to develop strong and plastic Fe-based BMGs from a structural aspect.展开更多
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.51631003 and 51871054)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(Grant Nos.2242019k1G005 and 2242019K40183)the Department of Energy(DOE)Office of Science(DE-AC02-06CH11357)。
文摘The strength and plasticity of Fe_(39)Ni_(39)B_(12.82)Si_(2.75)Nb_(2.3)P_(4.13)bulk metallic glass(BMG)are improved simultaneously by modulating atomic-scale structure through fluxing treatment.The compression strength increases from 3074 to 4220 MPa,and the plastic strain is enlarged from 10.7%to more than 50%.The increased mechanical properties of the fluxed Fe Ni BSi Nb P BMG originate from the optimization of atomic-scale structure.More icosahedral-like clusters(ILCs)and crystal-like clusters(CLCs)are found in this Fe Ni-based BMG with fluxing treatment,and the ILCs are usually surrounded by CLCs.Furthermore,phase separation and a sandwich-like heterogeneous structure of SB are also observed during deformation,indicating the multiscale deformation mechanism and a stable shear-band evolution.The unique"ILC surrounded by CLCs"structure and phase separation lead to a stable plastic deformation process with strong interactions of multiple shear bands,thereby the improved plasticity and strength.This work provides useful guidelines to develop strong and plastic Fe-based BMGs from a structural aspect.
