Glassy nature of Ce65Al25Co10 alloy: A metallic glass

TL;DR

This study reports the successful synthesis and characterization of Ce65Al25Co10 metallic glass, demonstrating its amorphous structure, glass transition, and mechanical properties, highlighting its potential as a metallic glass material.

Contribution

It provides new insights into the glass forming ability and mechanical properties of Ce65Al25Co10 alloy synthesized via melt spinning.

Findings

Amorphous phase confirmed by XRD and TEM

Glass transition observed at 371 K via DSC

Hardness and yield strength characterized

Abstract

In the present investigation the glass forming ability of Ce65Al25Co10 metallic glass has been reported. It was successfully synthesised using melt spinning techniques. The existence of amorphous phase in Ce65Al25Co10 alloy have been proved using X-ray diffraction (XRD) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) measurements. The thermal analysis of the synthesised sample using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) shows a glass transition around 371 K, thus confirms existence of glassy phase at room temperature. The hardness of the synthesised sample at different load have been demonstrated. Moreover, the yield strength of the synthesised sample has also been calculated by means of hardness data and Meyer exponent.