Oxygen addition for improving the strength and plasticity of TiZr-based amorphous alloy composites

查看全文 作　　者：Ziyan [1]Zhao;Juan [1]Mu;Haifeng [2]Zhang;Yandong [1]Wang;Yang [3]Ren 机构地区：[1]Key Laboratory for Anisotropy and Texture of Materials(MOE),School of Materials Sciences and Engineering,Northeastern University,Shenyang 110004,China;[2]Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science,Institute of Metal Research,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Shenyang 110016,China;[3]X-ray Science Division,Argonne National Laboratory,Argonne,IL 60439,USA 出　　处：《Journal of Materials Science & Technology》索引2021年第20期,共10页 基　　金：This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.51771049 and 51790484)。 摘　　要：The addition of a small amount of oxygen improves the mechanical properties,especially plasticity,of Ti_(45.7)Zr_(33)Ni_(3)Cu_(5.8)Be_(12.5) amorphous alloy composites(AACs)at room temperature(298 K).Compared to the plasticity of AACs without added O(5%),the plasticity of the composites with 0.73 at.%O(nominal composition)was much higher(11%).Even at O content higher than 0.73 at.%,the AACs exhibited good plasticity.The highest plasticity of∼12.3%was observed with 2.87 at.%O.Two distinct mechanisms are proposed to explain the enhanced plasticity of the AACs.At low O content,although deformation-induced phase transformation was suppressed,a substantial amount of α' martensite was formed.The microstructural features of α' martensite,such as thinner laths and homogeneous distribution,induced the formation of multiple shear bands in the amorphous matrix.At high O content,deformation-induced phase transformation was seriously suppressed.A dispersed nanoωphase was formed during rapid solidification in AACs with O content higher than 1.45 at.%.This resulted in a weakening in the anisotropy ofβdendrites and led to their homogenous deformation.Furthermore,multiple shear bands were formed in the amorphous matrix.Apart from plasticity,the strength of the AACs also increased with an increase in the O content.This phenomenon was explained in terms of three mechanisms,viz.the solid-solution-strengthening effect of O,fine-grain strengthening of β dendrites,and secondary phase strengthening by the nano ω phase. 关 键 词：Amorphous alloy COMPOSITE OXYGEN Martensitic phase transformation Omega phase