Effect of Quench Rate on the Structural Relaxation of a Metallic Glass.
Abstract
Measurements of the ferromagnetic Curie temperature, Tc, have been used to monitor the structural relaxation of the metallic glass Fe81.5B14.5Si4. The glass was produced by melt-spinning to various ribbon thicknesses at consequently different quench rates. It is shown that faster quenched (i.e. thinner) ribbons have lower initial Tc's, corresponding to less relaxed structures. All the materials, however, tend to the same equilibrium on annealing. An effect which is particularly marked at low annealing temperatures is that faster quenched ribbons relax faster. The results are interpreted in terms of two relaxation mechanisms.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1982
- Accession Number
- ADA109906
Entities
People
- A. L. Greer
Organizations
- Harvard University