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Calculations of the Structure and Properties of Rapidly Quenched Ni/Zr Alloys

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 February 2011

F. J. Cherne
Affiliation:
Materials Science and Technology Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545–1663, U.S.A.
M. I. Baskes
Affiliation:
Materials Science and Technology Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545–1663, U.S.A.
R. B. Schwarz
Affiliation:
Materials Science and Technology Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545–1663, U.S.A.
S. G. Srinivasan
Affiliation:
Materials Science and Technology Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545–1663, U.S.A.
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Abstract

Using molecular dynamics and a modified embedded atom potential developed by our group we studied the diffusivity and viscosity of molten Ni1-xZrx alloys as a function of composition, temperature, and cooling rate. Previous results indicate that these potentials represent the Ni-Zr system quite well. Liquid alloys were quenched at rates of 5 × 1011 and 1012 K/s. For x > 0.04 the solidified alloys were crystalline. For higher x values, the solidified alloys were amorphous. For the amorphous alloys, the composition dependence of the calculated glass transition temperature Tg follows the general trend of experimental Tg values. The calculated viscosity and diffusivity show systematic variation with composition. For the undercooled Ni-6 at.% Zr melt the calculated viscosity shows the Vogel-Fulcher-Tammann (VFT) behavior characteristic of a “fragile” glass.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2003

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