Structural characterization and mechanical properties of nanocrystal-containing Cu-Ti-based bulk metallic glass-forming alloys

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 352-357

  Sun, Y F ^a   Li, F S ^a   Guan, S K ^a   Tang, M Q ^a   Shek, C H ^b  

^a ZHENGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER ALLOYS; ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; METAL CASTING; NANOCRYSTALS; NANOINDENTATION; PLASTIC DEFORMATION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

BULK METALLIC GLASS; GLASS FORMING ABILITY; NANOBEAM ELECTRON DIFFRACTION;

METALLIC GLASS;

EID: 33947242809     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2007.0037     Document Type: Article

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