中国有色金属学报(英文版)
Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China
| Vol. 23 No. 7 July 2013 |
Glass forming ability and mechanical properties of Nb-containing Cu-Zr-Al based bulk metallic glasses
（1. Faculty of Engineering and High-Tech., Iran University of Industries and Mines, Tehran, Iran;
2. Iranian Research Organization for Science and Technology (IROST), Tehran, Iran）
Abstract:Mechanical properties of (Cu50Zr43Al7)100-xNbx (x=0,1,3,6,9) bulk metallic glasses rods with a diameter of 2.5 mm prepared by suction casting method were studied. The results of uniaxial compression tests at room temperture show that the best mechanical properties of 2.8% and 1.98 GPa for plastic strain and fracture strength, respectively, in the sample with x=3. Microstructure, fracture surface and shear bands of the samples were observed by SEM and XRD methods.
Key words: bulk metallic glass; microstructure; shear bands; mechanical properties
