Journal of Materials Science, Vol.43, No.9, 3118-3123, 2008
Synthesis and characterization of bulk amorphous/amorphous composite alloys through powder metallurgy route
In the present study, amorphous Ni60Nb20Zr20 and Ti50Cu28Ni15Sn7 alloy powders were synthesized separately using a mechanical alloying (MA) technique. The dual-amorphous-phased (Ti50Cu28Ni15Sn7)(100-x) (Ni60Nb20Zr20)(x) (x = 0, 10, 20, and 30 vol%) powders were prepared by mixing the corresponding amorphous powders. The dual-amorphous-phased powders were then consolidated into bulk amorphous/amorphous composite (BA/AC) alloy discs. The amorphization status of as-prepared powders and bulk BA/AC composite discs was confirmed by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The microstructure of the BA/AC discs showed that the Ni60Nb20Zr20 phase is distributed homogeneously within the Ti50Cu28Ni15Sn7 matrix. The (Ti50Cu28Ni15Sn7)(70)(Ni60Nb20Zr20)(30) BA/AC disc exhibited a relative density of 96.6% and its Vickers microhardness was 726 kg/mm(2).