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The oxidation behavior of Cu-Zr-Ti-base bulk metallic glasses in air at 350-500 °c

  • H. H. Hsieh
  • , W. Kai*
  • , W. L. Jang
  • , R. T. Huang
  • , P. Y. Lee
  • , W. H. Wang
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The oxidation behavior of two Cu-base bulk metallic glasses (BMGs), having compositions Cu-30Zr-10Ti and Cu-20Zr-10Ti-10Hf (in at.%), was studied over the temperature range of 350-500 °C in dry air. In general, the oxidation kinetics of both BMGs followed the parabolic rate law, with the oxidation rates increasing with increasing temperature. The addition of Hf slightly reduced the oxidation rates at 350-400 °C, while the opposite results observed at higher temperatures. It was found that the oxidation rates of both BMGs were significantly higher than those of polycrystalline pure-Cu. The scales formed on both BMG alloys were strongly composition dependent, consisting of mostly CuO/Cu 2O and minor amounts of cubic-ZrO 2 and ZrTiO 4 for the ternary BMG, and of CuO, cubic-ZrO 2, and Zr 5Ti 7O 24 for the quaternary BMG. The formation of ternary oxides (ZrTiO 4 and Zr 5Ti 7O 24) was inferred to be responsible for the fast oxidation rates of the BMGs. © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2007.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)179-192
JournalOxidation of Metals
Volume67
Issue number3-4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Apr 2007
Externally publishedYes

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Research Keywords

  • Bulk metallic alloys
  • Cu 2O
  • CuO
  • Zr 5Ti 7O 24
  • ZrO 2
  • ZrTiO 4

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