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Stress and Deformation During Solidification of Amorphous Alloys Causes Microstructural Inhomogeneity

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This work studies the solidification processes and microstructures of Zr55Cu30Al10Ni5 (at. pct) and Cu64Zr36 (at. pct) amorphous alloy sheets fabricated by twin-roll strip casting. A largely excessive volume was frozen in the alloy during the twin-roll strip-casting process, resulting in many soft regions and the inhomogeneity of the microstructure in the amorphous alloy sheet. The results provide insights into the solidification process of amorphous alloys and guidelines for adjusting their microstructure.

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This work was financially supported by The Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (N170708019) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51801022, 51974102, 52001060).

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Zhang, C.Y., Yuan, G., Zhang, Y.X. et al. Stress and Deformation During Solidification of Amorphous Alloys Causes Microstructural Inhomogeneity. Metall Mater Trans A 53, 6–11 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-021-06502-3

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