CHAPTER 1 Introduction
References
CHAPTER 2 Making of metallic glasses and applications
2.1 Applications of metallic glasses
Aerospace and beyond
Protective shield
Application as compliant mechanisms
Application as gears
Application as mirrors
Application to corrosion resistance
Application to solar wind collection
Application as magnetic sensors
Application as super-conducting sensors
Biological applications of metallic glasses
Recent developments of metallic glasses as biomaterials
Mg60Zn35Cas alloy
Ti40Cu36Pd14Zr10 alloy
Non-degradable metallic glasses (Ti-, Zr-, Fe-, Pt-based MGs)
Zr-based metallic glasses
Fe-based metallic glasses
Pt-based metallic glasses
Mg-, Zn-, Ca-, Sr-based metallic glasses
Metallic glass transformers
Sporting equipment and personal items
Optical, magnetic, and electrical
Amorphous silicon solar cells
Jewellery
Metallic plasticine
Rewritable DVDs
Manufacturing process
How the material functions in a system
References
2.2 Making metallic glasses
Casting into a mold
Spinning wheel method
High-pressure torsion
Ti-Ni alloy
Fe78B8.5SigP4.5 alloy
ZrTiNiCu alloy
Ball milling
Cold rolling
References
CHAPTER 3 Solidification
3.1 Solidification by crystallization
Liquid → solid transformation by crystallization
Nucleation
Nucleation phenomenon and physical process
Nucleation kinetics
Embryos, nuclei, and critical size
Temperature dependence of nucleation
Structural dependence of nucleation
Crystal growth
Viscosity
Kinetics of crystallization
Assumptions for isothermal crystallization
Homogeneous nucleation and spherical growth
Instantaneous heterogeneous nucleation and spherical growth
Random nucleation and surface growth
Random nucleation and diffusion controlled spherical growth
Microstructure of solidified metals
Stereology of micro-structures
Analysis of the KJMA equation
Temperature dependence of the crystallization rate
References
3.2 Solidification of glass
The process
Use of the terms “amorphous” and “glass”
Variety of glasses
Three characteristics common to all glasses
Diffuse halo X-ray scattering pattern
Step at Tg on DSC curve
Gradient change at Tg in dilatometry
Relationship between cooling rate and vitrification
TTT diagram for aluminium
Continuous cooling transformation (CCT) diagrams
Brief history of metallic glasses
Glass-forming ability
Reduced glass transition temperature
Fragility
The cage effect
References
CHAPTER 4 Characterization of metallic glasses
CHAPTER 5 Models of structure
CHAPTER 6 Magnetic properties of amorphous metallic alloys
CHAPTER 7 Elasticity of metallic gasses
CHAPTER 8 Introduction to anelastic deformation
CHAPTER 9 Plastic deformation and yield strength of metals
CHAPTER 10 Fracture mechanics of metallic glasses
APPENDIX A Thermodynamics of a system
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