Pseudo-quinary Ti20Zr20Hf20Be20(Cu20-xNix) high entropy bulk metallic glasses with large glass forming ability

A series of pseudo-quinary Ti20Zr20Hf20Be20(Cuz(2-x)Ni(x)) (x= 2.5, 5, 7.5, 10, 12.5, 15, 17.5 and 20 at.%) high entropy bulk metallic glasses (HE-BMGs) with large glass forming ability (GFA) were successfully prepared by copper mold tilt-casing. The critical diameters (D-c) of these HE-BMGs are all above 12 mm. In particular, the developed Ti20Zr20Hf20Be20(Cu7.5Ni12.5) and Ti20Zr20Hf20Be20Ni20 high entropy alloys (HEAs) can be produced in the amorphous state with diameters up to 30 mm and 15 mm, respectively, which are the largest HE-BMG and quinary HE-BMG hitherto. The two HE-BMGs also exhibit high yield strength, together with the plastic strain values of (3.0 +/- 1.1) % and (4.0 +/- 0.9) %, respectively. With increasing Ni additions in the pseudo-quinary HEAs, the crystallization growth resistance and thermal stability have been improved, which is apparently due to the sluggish diffusion of the atoms in the HEAs. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.