Materials Research (Dec 2015)

Crystallization Behavior of Amorphous Ti51.1Cu38.9Ni10.0 Alloy

  • Marcio Andreato Batista Mendes,
  • Claudio Shyinti Kiminami,
  • Walter José Botta Filho,
  • Claudemiro Bolfarini,
  • Marcelo Falcão de Oliveira,
  • Michael Joseph Kaufman

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/1516-1439.343014
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 18, no. suppl 2
pp. 104 – 108

Abstract

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A good glass former, Ti57.4Cu33.4Ni9.2, was selected using the topological instability criterion (lambda criterion) and the average electronegativity approach. The crystallization behavior and microstructural development of amorphous melt-spun ribbons of this new composition in response to heat treatment were investigated using a combination of differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). The results indicate that the crystallization of the Ti57.4Cu33.4Ni9.2 alloy takes place through of three exothermic reactions with the nucleation of TiCu, Ti2Cu and Ti2Ni. The kinetics of crystallization were investigated by DSC, and the kinetic parameters were determined using Kissinger’s method.

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