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On the glass-forming ability of (Zr0.5Cu0.5)100−xAlx ternary alloys: A molecular dynamics study

Abbasi, M. H ; Sharif University of Technology | 2022

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  1. Type of Document: Article
  2. DOI: 10.1016/j.mtcomm.2022.103474
  3. Publisher: Elsevier Ltd , 2022
  4. Abstract:
  5. In this research, the atomic scale local structures in (Zr0.5Cu0.5)100−xAlx (x = 0,2,4,6,8,10,12) bulk metallic glass was studied using molecular dynamics simulation method. The pair distribution function, Voronoi analysis and mean squared displacement (MSD) were adopted for investigation of the local structures. It was found that Cu- and Al-centered full icosahedra possess the most frequency accompanied by the most changes during the glass transition process in the supercooled liquid region temperature. Moreover, it was observed that the Al-centered full icosahedra (Al-FI) and Cu-centered full icosahedra (Cu-FI) clusters with 2.5% and 1.9% increase (relative to total atoms), respectively, have the most increase and are the most geometrically stable structures compared to the other local structures. Therefore, these two structures possess the most effect on the Glass-Forming Ability (GFA) enhancement. The MSD analysis results revealed that the Cu-FI structure compared to the Al-FI and other local structures have higher stability and lower mobility, and its trend as a function of chemical composition can interpret the achieving optimal GFA in the 8% Al composition. Eventually, the cause of reduced mobility and increased stability of the central atoms of Al-FI and Cu-FI structures were evaluated using the distribution of chemical composition. The main reasons that led to the reduced mobility and increased stability of the Al-FI and Cu-FI structures and attainment of the maximum GFA in Zr46Cu46Al8 alloy are: (1) the system possesses the Al-FI structures far apart from each other and has negligible Al atoms in their shell. (2) Then, the new Al atoms insert into the shell of Cu-FI structures in the 8% Al composition. (3) And consequently, the Cu-Al and Zr-Al bond pairs enhance in the shell of Cu-FI clusters. © 2022 Elsevier Ltd
  6. Keywords:
  7. Bulk metallic glass ; Glass forming ability ; Icosahedral cluster ; Molecular dynamics simulation ; Short-range order ; Zr-Cu-Al ternary alloys ; Aluminum alloys ; Atoms ; Binary alloys ; Chemical analysis ; Chemical stability ; Copper alloys ; Distribution functions ; Glass ; Glass transition ; Metallic glass ; Supercooling ; Ternary alloys ; Zircaloy ; Al composition ; Chemical compositions ; Dynamic studies ; Glass-forming ability ; Icosahedral clusters ; Local structure ; Mean squared displacement ; Short range ordering ; Zr-cu-al ternary alloy ; Molecular dynamics
  8. Source: Materials Today Communications ; Volume 31 , 2022 ; 23524928 (ISSN)
  9. URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2352492822003427