Role of late transition metals on pitting resistance of Zr-Ti-(Cu, Ni,Co)-Al bulk metallic glasses in 0.6 M NaCl aqueous solution

Four quanternary Zr-based bulk metallic glasses（BMGs）were selected,including the Zr_（46）Ti_2Cu_（45）Al_7,Zr_（61）Ti_2Cu_（25）Al_（12）,Zr_（55）Ti_4Ni_（22）Al_（19）and Zr_（55）Ti_2Co_（28）Al_（15）,due to their robust glass-forming ability and containing a single species of late transition metal（LTM）in compositions.Their pitting resistances in 0.6 M Na Cl aqueous solution were investigated to examine the role of LTM elements in the alloys,with electrochemical measurements,surface morphology observation and x-ray photoelectron spectrometry analysis.It is shown that in comparision with two Cu-bearing BMGs,Zr_（55）Ti_4Ni_（22）Al_（19）and Zr_（55）Ti_2Co_（28）Al_（15）BMGs exhibited significantly superior resistance to pitting.Zr_（61）Ti_2Cu_（25）Al_（12）,Zr_（55）Ti_4Ni_（22）Al_（19）and Zr_（55）Ti_2Co_（28）Al_（15）BMGs manifested distinct passivation behaviour,because of the formation of surface passive film mainly comprising of Zr O_2,Ti O_2and Al_2O_3.However,no significant differences in the electrochemical resistive properties and thicknesses of passive films were found between Zr_（61）Ti_2Cu_（25）Al_（12）and Zr_（55）Ti_4Ni_（22）Al_（19）BMGs.Nevertheless,at the passive film/metal interface,copper enrichment took place in Zr_（61）Ti_2Cu_（25）Al_（12）,whereas the nickel was slightly deficient at the interface in Zr_（55）Ti_4Ni_（22）Al_（19）.During pitting propagation,selective dissolution of the zirconium,titanium and aluminum over the copper took place in Zr_（61）Ti_2Cu_（25）Al_（12）,but it was not the case in Zr_（55）Ti_4Ni_（22）Al_（19）.For the two Cu-bearing BMGs,reduction of passive base metal elements in composition resulted in local selective dissolution,even absence of the passivation.

Tribological Properties of a Dendrite-reinforced Ti-based Metallic Glass Matrix Composite under Different Conditions

The tribological properties of the in-situ dendrite-reinforced metallic glass matrix composite（Ti42Zr22V14-Cu5Be17）prepared by copper mould casting were analyzed at different normal loads under the dry condition and rainwater.The results showed that the average value of the frictional coefficients and micro-hardness ascended with increasing the normal load,while the wear rate showed a trend of decline under the dry condition.The electrochemical test results showed that the surface of samples was pitting corroded in the rainwater.The matrices were corroded first.Then the dendrites were exposed,leading to the damage of the surface.Both the frictional coefficients and wear rate of the composite in the rainwater were larger than those under the dry condition,primarily owing to the corrosion of chloride ions on the worn surface.The wear mechanisms of composites were mainly adhesive wear,accompanied by the abrasive wear under the dry condition and corrosive wear in the rainwater.The composites have higher wear resistance both under the dry condition and rainwater due to the lower wear rate.