Abstract
In this work, we investigated the effect of boron addition on glass-forming ability and mechanical properties of Co-Cr-Mo-C alloys. The starting alloy was (Co0.65Cr0.13Mo0.22)80C20 derived from the Co65Cr13Mo22 ternary eutectic composition. This alloy is almost fully crystalline and exhibits brittle mechanical properties. Replacing carbon with boron allows obtaining bulk metallic glasses (BMGs) and bulk metallic glass composites. The designed alloys show very high strength (∼4100 MPa), wide super-cooled liquid region (∼100 K) and large endothermic enthalpy of the supercooled liquid region (∼35 J/g), indicating high thermal stability. The electronegativity difference and supercooled liquid region of the present alloys are comparable to rare-earth elements containing BMGs. The physical properties of the present alloys corresponded well with the alloy design strategy based on the unified parameter using the glass transition temperature, fracture strength, and molar volume. Furthermore, we propose the optimum compositional condition for glass formation by controlling the carbon-to-boron ratio and the influence of carbon on phase formation in this alloy system is discussed.
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