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Microstructural Transitions in Commercial Fe-Ni–Based Soft-Magnetic Alloys Quenched from Undercooled Liquid Droplets
Liquid droplets of three commercial Fe-Ni–based alloys were undercooled to different temperatures by electromagnetic levitation and quenched. Discontinuous changes in the grain size and microstructure as a functi...
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Thermodynamic properties of B2-AlFeNi Alloys. Part I: Investigation by knudsen effusion mass spectrometry
The vaporization of Al-Fe-Ni alloys has been investigated in the temperature range 1180 to 1508 K by Knudsen effusion mass spectrometry (KEMS). Fourteen different compositions were examined in the B2 region: 1...
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Microstructure, mechanical properties, and fracture mechanism of As-cast (Ti0.5Cu0.25Ni0.15Sn0.05Zr0.05)100−x Mo x composites
Copper mold cast cylinders of (Ti0.5Cu0.25Ni0.15Sn0.05Zr0.05)100−x Mo x composites are prepared. Addition of Mo in the bulk glass-forming alloy induces t...
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TEM and XAS Characterization of Hard Magnetic Phase in Nd-Fe Alloys
Nd80Fe20 alloys were prepared by copper mold casting and directional solidification (DS) to obtain a coarse microstructure, which can be identified unambigously. The mold-cast samples exhibit a fine globular eute...
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Ductile Dendritic Phase Reinforced Ti-Base Bulk Metallic Glass-Forming Alloys
Bulk metallic glasses (BMG) exhibit high strength but limited ductility due to their inhomogeneous deformation behavior under load, which seriously limits their application. To prevent the inhomogeneous deform...
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Enhanced plasticity in a Ti-based bulk metallic glass-forming alloy by in situ formation of a composite microstructure
A bulk metallic glass-forming Ti–Cu–Ni–Sn alloy with in situ formed composite microstructure prepared by both centrifugal and injection casting presents more than 6% plastic strain under compressive stress at roo...
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Effect of Preparation on Glass Formation and Magnetic Properties of Nd-Fe-Co-Al-B Alloys
The effect of alternative preparation methods (copper mold casting, melt spinning, and mechanical attrition) on amorphization and properties of Nd57Fe20Co5Al10B8 and Nd40Fe40Co5Al8B7 alloys has been investigated....
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Glass-forming Ability and Magnetic Properties of Nd70−xFe20Al10Cox Alloys
The influence of Co addition on the glass-forming ability of slowly cooled Nd70-xFe20Al10Cox alloys (0 ≤ x ≤ 10) was studied by x-ray diffraction, constant-rate heating calorimetry, and magnetic measurements. Wit...
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Deformation-induced microstructural changes in Fe40Ni40P14B6 metallic glass
The effect of mechanical deformation via high-energy ball milling on the structure of the Fe40Ni40P14B6 metallic glass was studied by means of x-ray diffactometry, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and diff...
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Phase relations and superconducting properties of the Y–Ni–B–C system
The influence of composition and high-temperature heat treatment on phase content and superconducting properties of the Yni2B2C phase was investigated. Phase relations in those parts of the Y–Ni–B–C quaternary ph...
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Nucleation and phase selection in undercooled Fe-Cr-Ni melts: Part I. Theoretical analysis of nucleation behavior
The selection of the primary solidifying phase in undercooled stainless steel melts is theoretically analyzed in terms of nucleation theory. Nucleation phenomena are considered using different models for the s...
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Nucleation and phase selection in undercooled Fe-Cr-Ni melts: Part II. Containerless solidification experiments
The solidification behavior of undercooled Fe-Cr-Ni melts of different compositions is investigated with respect to the competitive formation of δ-bcc (ferrite) and γ-fcc phase (austenite). Containerless solidifi...
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Preparation, Deformation and Fracture of Stoichiometric NiAl Single Crystals
A modified Bridgman method involving vacuum treatment prior to the growth process was developed for preparation of high-accuracy stoichiometric NiAl crystals. Single crystals with stoichiometry deviations < 0....
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Theoretical treatment of the solidification of undercooled Fe-Cr-Ni melts
The solidification behavior of undercooled Fe-Cr-Ni melts is analyzed with respect to the competitive formation of body-centered cubic (bcc) phase (ferrite) and face-centered cubic (fcc) phase (austenite). The...