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Six series of alloys, namely, Ni3Zr6Al x , Ni3Zr7Al x , Ni4Zr9Al x , Ni3Zr8Al x , Ni3Zr9Al x and Ni3Zr10Al x (x=1, 1.5, 2, 3) were designed in this work and the bulk metallic glass (BMG) formation of these compositions was investigated by copper mold suction casting. A centimeter-scale BMG sample was obtained for the Ni4Zr9Al2 (Al13.3Ni26.7Zr60 in atomic percent) composition. The thermal glass parameters for this BMG were determined to be ΔT x = 68 K, T rg = 0.579, and γ m = 0.689. Using the ‘cluster-resonance’ model for glass formation an optimal BMG composition was determined using the cluster formula [Ni3Zr9](Al2Ni1).
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Li, F., Qiang, J., Wang, Y. et al. Revisiting Al-Ni-Zr bulk metallic glasses using the ‘cluster-resonance’ model. Chin. Sci. Bull. 56, 3902–3907 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11434-011-4842-z
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