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Comparative study of nanoindentation on melt-spun ribbon and bulk metallic glass with Ni60Nb37B3 composition

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 September 2013

Luis César Rodríguez Aliaga ,
Jordina Fornell Beringues ,
Santiago Suriñach ,
Maria Dolores Baró ,
Claudio Shyinti Kiminami ,
Claudemiro Bolfarini ,
Walter José Botta  and
Jordi Sort Viñas
Luis César Rodríguez Aliaga*
Affiliation:
Materials Science and Engineering Department, Federal University of São Carlos, São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil
Jordina Fornell Beringues*
Affiliation:
Departament de Física, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), 08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain
Santiago Suriñach
Affiliation:
Departament de Física, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), 08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain
Maria Dolores Baró
Affiliation:
Departament de Física, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), 08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain
Claudio Shyinti Kiminami
Affiliation:
Materials Science and Engineering Department, Federal University of São Carlos, São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil
Claudemiro Bolfarini
Affiliation:
Materials Science and Engineering Department, Federal University of São Carlos, São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil
Walter José Botta
Affiliation:
Materials Science and Engineering Department, Federal University of São Carlos, São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil
Jordi Sort Viñas
Affiliation:
Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats and Departament de Física, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), 08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain
*
a)Address all correspondence to these authors. e-mail: aliaga@ufscar.br
b)e-mail: jordinafornell@gmail.com
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Abstract

This paper describes the mechanical properties under nanoindentation of a new glassy alloy with a nominal composition of Ni60Nb37B3, in the form of melt-spun ribbons and 1-mm-thick copper mold-cast sheets. The alloy composition was designed based on the synergy between the topological instability criterion and the difference in electronegativity among the elements. X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy analyses confirmed that both ribbon and sheet samples possess totally amorphous structures with relatively high thermal stability (supercooled liquid region of about 60 K), as evaluated by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). Nanoindentation tests revealed that the hardness of this alloy, about 15 GPa, is among the highest reported for metallic glasses. The elastic modulus of the cast sheet is higher and its hardness is similar to that of the ribbon. This correlates well with the different amounts of frozen-in free volume in both types of samples detected by DSC.

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alloyamorphousnanoindentation
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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 28 , Issue 19 , 14 October 2013 , pp. 2740 - 2746
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2013 

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