Abstract
The aim of this work has been the systematic study of the influence of partial substitution of Fe by Ni in the NixFe73.5−xSi13.5B9Nb3Cu1 alloy within the range 0⩽x⩽10% atom (x=0,2,4,6,8,10) on electrochemical behavior, corrosion rate and the structural changes in amorphous and nanocrystalline alloys. The amorphous nature of the alloys was confirmed by X-ray diffraction and the chemical compositions were determined by ICP. The glass transition and kinetic crystallization of amorphous alloys were studied by DSC. The technique of XPS was used for evaluating the chemical states of elements present in native oxide films. The electrochemical behavior of amorphous and nanocrystalline alloys have been investigated in 0.5M KOH using cyclic voltammetry. The experimental results show that the formation of different nanocrystalline phases is not excessively transformed by the addition of small amount of nickel and the electrochemical behavior is improved as nickel content increased.
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