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A. H. Cai, G. Zhou, P. W. Li, D. W. Ding, Q. An, G. J. Zhou, Q. Yang, Y. P. Lin, H. Mao
Summary: The relationship between microstructure and mechanical property of three Zr-based bulk metallic glasses (BMGs) was investigated. The results show that the content of CuZr2-type phase increases but that of Zr6Al2Ni-type phase decreases with increasing Zr content. The plastic flow stress and strain decrease while the plasticity increases with increasing fraction of CuZr2-type cluster, which is named as geometrically unfavorable motifs (GUMs). The fitting parameters from cumulative probability statistics provide valuable clues for investigating the plastic flow and plasticity of the BMGs.
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Mehdi Malekan, Reza Rashidi, Mansoor Bozorg, Nick Birbilis
Summary: The effect of yttrium (Y) on the glass-forming ability (GFA), mechanical properties and corrosion of (Cu50Z-r43Al7)100-xYx alloys was studied. The addition of Y improved the GFA of Cu50Zr43Al7 alloy, with a GFA of 15 mm obtained for (Cu50Zr43Al7)98Y2. The bulk metallic glasses (BMGs) exhibited limited plastic strain but achieved high compressive fracture strength and Young's modulus. The corrosion resistance of the BMGs was improved by the addition of Y.
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Materials Science, Ceramics
Zhengyang Huang, Pingjun Tao, Ziyun Long, Zusheng Xiong, Xuguang Zhu, Xi Xu, Zhenghua Huang, Huanhuan Deng, Haisheng Lin, Weiqiu Li, Jiayu Zhang, Haichao Zheng
Summary: The effect of Ti substitution for Cu on the glass forming ability (GFA) and mechanical properties of Zr60Cu(20x)Al10Ni10Tix (x = 0, 1, 3 and 5at.%) bulk metallic glasses (BMGs) was investigated. The addition of Ti improved the GFA of Zr-based BMGs, as indicated by the increase in supercooled liquid region range from 47 K to 79 K. The plasticity and fracture strength of Zr-based BMGs significantly increased with Ti addition, reaching a peak value of 25.3% and 2315 MPa, respectively. The hardness and elastic modulus of Zr-based BMGs were also significantly improved with Ti addition.
JOURNAL OF NON-CRYSTALLINE SOLIDS
(2023)
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Chemistry, Physical
Zusheng Xiong, Pingjun Tao, Ziyun Long, Zhengyang Huang, Kunhui Long, Xuguang Zhu, Xi Xu, Huanhuan Deng, Haisheng Lin, Weiqiu Li
Summary: In this study, it was found that the mechanical properties of Zr-based alloys, especially the fracture strength, plasticity, indentation hardness, and elastic modulus, were improved by adding a small amount of Ta element.
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Kaiming Han, Hui Jiang, Yingmin Wang, Jianbing Qiang, Changyang Yu
Summary: Bulk metallic glasses of Zr58.6Al15.4(Co1-xCux)26 were designed and produced by copper mold casting, with the partially substituted Zr58.6Al15.4Co18.2Cu7.8 BMG showing the largest glass formation ability and excellent properties, making it a potential biomedical material.
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(2021)
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Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Weiping Zeng, Yanhua Chen, Qiang Li, He Li, Baoxia Mu, Jiankang Ye, Chuntao Chang
Summary: The effects of Co content on the properties of Ni-based bulk metallic glasses were systematically investigated. It was found that increasing Co content improves glass forming ability, plastic strain, and corrosion resistance. These Ni-based bulk metallic glasses have excellent comprehensive performance and great potential for industrial applications.
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(2023)
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Ziyun Long, Pingjun Tao, Guotai Wang, Kunsen Zhu, Yugan Chen, Weijian Zhang, Zhihao Zhao, Yuanzheng Yang, Zhenghua Huang
Summary: This study reports that microalloying can improve the plasticity of bulk metallic glasses (BMGs) at room temperature. The selection of minor elements Nb and Ta has a positive heat of mixing with the based compositions. The self-organize to a critical state (SOC) occurs in all BMGs, with a constant scaling exponent beta value. The variation of the rotation angle of primary shear bands (SBs) is consistent with plasticity. Meanwhile, the yield strength is linearly dependent on the local fracture toughness of BMGs.
JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
(2022)
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Materials Science, Ceramics
XiaoJun Cheng, Fang Li, Zhilun Yan, Wenguang Zeng, Jiangjiang Zhang, Ming Zhong, Lirong Yao, Chengwu Zhang, Lei Xie, Qiang Li
Summary: In this study, Fe55-xCo10Zr10W5B20Mox (x = 0, 2 and 4 at.%) bulk metallic glasses (BMGs) were successfully prepared from industrial raw materials. It was found that the alloy with 0 at.% Mo showed excellent thermal stability and corrosion resistance.
JOURNAL OF NON-CRYSTALLINE SOLIDS
(2022)
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Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Kai-Ming Han, Hui Jiang, Ying-Min Wang, Jian-Bing Qiang
Summary: The addition of Ti was found to significantly affect the glass-forming ability and mechanical properties of Zr63.5-xTixAl9Fe4.5Cu23 BMGs. Higher Ti content initially increased the GFA and room-temperature plasticity of the BMGs, but this trend reversed after reaching a certain threshold. The Zr60.5Ti3Al9Fe4.5Cu23 BMGs showed excellent biocompatibility, biocorrosion resistance, and potential for use in biomedical devices.
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Wang Shunping, Li Chunyan, Li Jinling, Wang Haibe, Kou Shengzhong
Summary: The addition of Tm in (Zr-Cu-Ni-Al) BMG alloys can significantly improve glass forming ability and compressive plasticity, but excessive Tm reduces these properties. However, the correlation between corrosion resistance and mechanical properties with Tm content differs, possibly due to oxide-induced pitting corrosion.
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(2021)
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Jing Sun, Ming Zhang, Guanzhong Ding, Yujia Wang, Mengmeng Yu, Feng Liu, Yuanwei Sun, Kunjun Zhu, Xiangjin Zhao, Li Liu
Summary: The hydrophobic properties of Zr-based bulk metallic glasses surfaces can be improved through annealing and cryogenic thermal cycling treatments. Micro-nano composite structures in superhydrophobic films provide corrosion protection.
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Ziyun Long, Pingjun Tao, Liwei Kong, Guotai Wang, Shengkai Huang, Shenghua Wen, Huajie He, Zhenghua Huang, Xuguang Zhu, Xi Xu, Huanhuan Deng, Yuanzheng Yang
Summary: This article investigates the effects of cryogenic thermal cycling on the microstructure and plasticity of Zr60Cu20Al10Ni10 bulk metallic glass. The heterogeneity of the internal structure of the cryogenic thermal cycling-treated samples increases the energy state and introduces more flow defects, resulting in an improved room-temperature plasticity of Zr-based BMGs. This phenomenon indicates a more frequent generation of shear transition zones and shear band movement within them.
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(2023)
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Chemistry, Physical
Guoxiang Shen, Weizhi Li, Zhichao Ma, Shengteng Zhao, Dongni Liu, Hongwei Zhao, Luquan Ren
Summary: This study investigates the depth-dependent mechanical properties of Zr-based bulk metallic glasses using the depth-sensitive nanoindentation technique. The results show that the surface hardness and elastic modulus increase, while fracture toughness decreases with decreasing indentation depth. This mechanical size effect is closely related to the evolution of shear bands at different depths.
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Y. Tan, Y. W. Wang, X. W. Cheng, Q. Fu, Z. H. Xin, Z. Q. Xu, H. W. Cheng
Summary: The study found that appropriate Al substitution can improve the glass-forming ability, strength, and plasticity of amorphous alloys, but fracture strength decreases and no dynamic compression plasticity is observed during dynamic loading.
JOURNAL OF NON-CRYSTALLINE SOLIDS
(2021)
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Wei Yang, Ying Liu, Nengbin Hua, Shujie Pang, Yan Li, Peter K. Liaw, Tao Zhang
Summary: Ni-free Ti-based bulk metallic glasses with high glass-forming ability can be synthesized in a wide composition range by copper-mold casting. These glasses displayed good bio-corrosion resistance and biocompatibility in a simulated physiological environment, making them promising candidates as biomaterials.
JOURNAL OF NON-CRYSTALLINE SOLIDS
(2021)
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Madeeha Riaz, Manahil Najam, Hina Imtiaz, Farooq Bashir, Tousif Hussain
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Rijo Rajeev, Sk Safikul Islam, Anitha Varghese, Gurumurthy Hegde, Suryasarathi Bose
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Rafael V. M. Freire, Dominique Celeste de A. Dias, Jose Yago Rodrigues Silva, Dayane Kelly Dias do Nascimento Santos, Larissa T. Jesus, Ricardo O. Freire, Severino A. Junior
Summary: This study reports the extraction and isolation of euphol from nature, its adsorption in nanosized ZIF-8, and the efficacy of this system against cancer cells. Experimental and simulation results show that ZIF-8 can enhance the effectiveness of euphol against cancer cells and selectively target cancer cells.
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F. J. Willars-Rodriguez, I. R. Chaverz-Urbiola, M. A. Hernandez-Landaverde, A. Zavala-Franco, E. A. Chavez-Urbiola, P. Vorobiev, Yu V. Vorobiev
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Mehdi Javidi, Hooman Karimi Abadeh, Fatemeh Namazi, Hamid Reza Yazdanpanah, Narjes Shirvani Shiri
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Summary: In this study, saturated fatty acids were incorporated with silane to modify viscose fabric, resulting in superhydrophobic and superoleophilic properties. The modified fabric showed excellent separation efficiency for oil and organic solvents, with high absorption capacity. The modified fabric also exhibited durability and retained its properties in harsh conditions.
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Jinyan Shi, Oguzhan Yavuz Bayraktar, Baris Bayrak, Burak Bodur, Ali Oz, Gokhan Kaplan, Abdulkadir Cuneyt Aydin
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Aayush Gupta, Kaveri Ajravat, Loveleen K. Brar, O. P. Pandey, Pandey Rajagopalan
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V. Murugabalaji, Matruprasad Rout, Harsh Soni, Biranchi Narayan Sahoo
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Fangkun Ning, Qinghao Shi, Shuping Kong, Weitao Jia, Lifeng Ma
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Aqeel Abbas, M. A. Hussein, Mohamed Javid
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MATERIALS CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS
(2024)
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Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
D. S. Mahmoud, E. M. Eldesouki, W. M. Abd El-Gawad
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(2024)