Design of a bulk amorphous alloy containing Cu-Zr with simultaneous improvement in glass-forming ability and plasticity

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 486-492

  Lee, Seok Wook ^a   Lee, Sang Chul ^a   Kim, Yu Chan ^b   Fleury, E ^b   Lee, Jae Chul ^a  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS ALLOYS; ENTHALPY; PHASE SEPARATION; PLASTICITY;

ATOMIC-PACKING STATE; ATOMISTIC-SCALE PHASE SEPARATION; GLASS FORMING ABILITY;

COPPER ALLOYS;

EID: 33947270798     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2007.0063     Document Type: Article

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