Materials 2010, 3(12), 5320-5339; doi:10.3390/ma3125320
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Role of Alloying Additions in Glass Formation and Properties of Bulk Metallic Glasses

Na Chen 1,* email, Laura Martin 2 email, Dmitri V. Luzguine-Luzgin 1 email and Akihisa Inoue 1,3 email
1 WPI Advanced Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8577, Japan 2 Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, University of Cambridge, Pembroke Street, CB2 3QZ, UK 3 Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8577, Japan
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 13 November 2010 / Accepted: 15 December 2010 / Published: 21 December 2010
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Amorphous Alloys)
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Abstract: Alloying addition, as a means of improving mechanical properties and saving on costs of materials, has been applied to a broad range of uses and products in the metallurgical fields. In the field of bulk metallic glasses (BMGs), alloying additions have also proven to play effective and important roles in promoting glass formation, enhancing thermal stability and improving plasticity of the materials. Here, we review the work on the role of alloying additions in glass formation and performance improvement of BMGs, with focus on our recent results of alloying additions in Pd-based BMGs.
Keywords: alloying additions; bulk metallic glass; glass formation

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Chen, N.; Martin, L.; Luzguine-Luzgin, D.V.; Inoue, A. Role of Alloying Additions in Glass Formation and Properties of Bulk Metallic Glasses. Materials 2010, 3, 5320-5339.

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Chen N, Martin L, Luzguine-Luzgin DV, Inoue A. Role of Alloying Additions in Glass Formation and Properties of Bulk Metallic Glasses. Materials. 2010; 3(12):5320-5339.

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Chen, Na; Martin, Laura; Luzguine-Luzgin, Dmitri V.; Inoue, Akihisa. 2010. "Role of Alloying Additions in Glass Formation and Properties of Bulk Metallic Glasses." Materials 3, no. 12: 5320-5339.

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