Quantifying the origin of metallic glass formation

Nature Communications

Volumn 7, Issue , 2016, Pages

  Johnson, W L ^a   Na, J H ^b   Demetriou, M D ^a,b  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Glassimetal Technology Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOY; GLASS;

CRYSTAL; DATABASE; GENE EXPRESSION; GLASS; MELTING; MOBILITY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTALLIZATION; GLASS TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; LIQUID CRYSTAL; LOW TEMPERATURE; PREDICTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REFERENCE VALUE; VISCOSITY;

EID: 84955565231     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms10313     Document Type: Article

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