Abstract
The phase transition by crystallization and a grain growth behavior of a Zr 65Cu 27.5Al 7.5 metallic glass were examined as a function of isothermal annealing time at various temperatures. At the initial stage of crystallization, a metastable Zr(Al, Cu) phase is observed, in addition to a main phase of Zr 2Cu, below the annealing temperature of 730 K. The formation of Zr(Al, Cu) may be attributed to the strong chemical affinity between Al and Zr. The grain growth rate for Zr 2Cu is extremely low comparing with that for a Zr 65Cu 35 binary metallic glass. Therefore, the strong chemical affinity between Al and Zr seems to contribute to the retardation of nucleation and grain growth of the crystalline phases. The grain growth kinetics can be described by log( dD/ dt g )= log(k/3)−2 log D where D is the measured grain size, t g the grain growth time and k the constant. The activation energy Q for grain growth is calculated to be 165 kJ mol −1.
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