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The influence of Nb and Zr on glass-formation ability in the ternary Fe–Nb–B and Fe–Zr–B and quaternary Fe–(Nb,Zr)–B alloy systems

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Glass-forming ability (GFA) in relation to microstructure evolution in the ternary Fe–Nb–B and Fe–Zr–B and quaternary Fe–(Nb,Zr)–B systems was systematically studied in a three-dimensional composition space. Through navigating, it was revealed that alloys with the optimum glass-forming ability (GFA) are coupled with composition regions surrounded by competing crystalline phases. Alloys Fe71Nb6B23, Fe77Zr4B19, and Fe71(Nb0.8Zr0.2)6B23 were illustrated to be the best glass formers in the ternary Fe–Nb–B and Fe–Zr–B systems and the quaternary Fe–(Nb,Zr)–B system, respectively, with a critical size for amorphous formation up to 2 mm. They were compared with the theoretical predictions on the basis of an efficient dense-packing model, and good agreements were obtained.

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This research was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 50471076 and 50323009). The authors are also with the Multi-component Amorphous and Nanocrystalline Systems (MANS) Research team, supported by the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

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    J.H. Yao, H. Yang, J. Zhang & J.Q. Wang

  2. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117576, Singapore

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Yao, J., Yang, H., Zhang, J. et al. The influence of Nb and Zr on glass-formation ability in the ternary Fe–Nb–B and Fe–Zr–B and quaternary Fe–(Nb,Zr)–B alloy systems. Journal of Materials Research 23, 392–401 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1557/JMR.2008.0055

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