Effects of Cr microalloying on structural evolution, crystallization behavior and micromechanical properties of ZrCoAlCr bulk metallic glass

Abstract

This paper deals with the role of minor addition of Cr on the atomic rearrangement and crystallization evolution in a Zr-based bulk metallic glass. For this purpose, Cr elements with 1-4% atomic percentage were added into the alloying composition. The X-ray diffraction results indicated that the trace element led to the increase in disordered structures in the glassy alloy and the decline in population of short and medium scale orders