Abstract
The effect of annealing temperature on the microstructure evolution of Zr48Cu36Ag8Al8 bulk metallic glass was investigated by X-ray diffraction (XRD), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Results show that the as-cast Zr48Cu36Ag8Al8 alloy by rapid solidi?cation exhibits a typical characteristic of an amorphous structure. After annealed at 703 K for 20 min, a homogeneous amorphous matrix is separated into two different glassy phases, namely, phase separation occurs. Because phase separation structure will compete with the amorphous matrix during isothermal annealing, this structure is easily decomposed and transformed into the crystalline phases AlZr2 and AlAg3 with annealing temperature increasing. The microstructure of Zr48Cu36Ag8Al8 bulk metallic glass undergoes the local structure transformation, phase separation and nano-crystallization transformation during heat treatment in the supercooled liquid region, which implies that the microstructure of Zr48Cu36Ag8Al8 bulk metallic glass is sensitive to the annealing temperature. In addition, the formation of phase separation will accelerate the formation of nano-crystals.
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