Existence of multiple critical cooling rates which generate different types of monolithic metallic glass

Jürgen E. K. Schawe and Jörg F. Löffler ()
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Jürgen E. K. Schawe: Mettler-Toledo GmbH, Analytical
Jörg F. Löffler: ETH Zurich

Nature Communications, 2019, vol. 10, issue 1, 1-10

Abstract: Abstract Via fast differential scanning calorimetry using an Au-based glass as an example, we show that metallic glasses should be classified into two types of amorphous/monolithic glass. The first type, termed self-doped glass (SDG), forms quenched-in nuclei or nucleation precursors upon cooling, whereas in the so-called chemically homogeneous glass (CHG) no quenched-in structures are found. For the Au-based glass investigated, the critical cooling and heating rates for the SDG are 500 K s−1 and 20,000 K s−1, respectively; for the CHG they are 4000 K s−1 and 6000 K s−1. The similarity in the critical rates for CHG, so far not reported in literature, and CHG’s tendency towards stochastic nucleation underline the novelty of this glass state. Identifying different types of metallic glass, as is possible by advanced chip calorimetry, and comparing them with molecular and polymeric systems may help to elaborate a more generalized glass theory and improve metallic glass processing.

Date: 2019
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