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A Study of Amorphous Erbium-Based Alloys Formed by Near-Isothermal Cold-Rolling of Elemental Composites

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 February 2011

Michael Atzmon ,
Karl M. Unruh ,
Constantin Politis ,
William L. Johnson  and
W. M. Keck
Michael Atzmon
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Engineering Materials, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125.
Karl M. Unruh
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Engineering Materials, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125.
Constantin Politis
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Engineering Materials, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125.
William L. Johnson
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Engineering Materials, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125.
W. M. Keck
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Engineering Materials, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125.
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Abstract

We report the formation of single-phase amorphous Cu-Er and Ni-Er alloys in bulk form by cold-rolling of composites prepared from elemental foils. As for previously reported cases of metallic glass formation by solid-state reaction, the driving force for the reaction is the negative enthalpy of mixing of the constituent elements. It occurs during deformation close to room temperature. Amorphous Cu7 2 Er2 8 was also produced by high-energy ball-milling of the elemental powders as well as by sputtering and liquid quenching. The alloys obtained were characterized by means of differential scanning calorimetry and x-ray diffraction. The crystallization behavior observed and the radial distribution functions obtained showed good agreement between the alloys prepared by different methods.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 58 , 1985 , 27
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1986

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present address: Division of Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138.

**

present address: Department of Physics, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19711.

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Kernforschungszentrum Karlsruhe, Institut fur Nukleare Festkorperphysik, Postfach 3640, D-7500 Karlsruhe, Fed. Rep. of Germany.

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