Dynamic Mechanical Relaxation in LaCe-Based Metallic Glasses: Influence of the Chemical Composition
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Procedure
3. Experimental Results and Discussions
3.1. Structural and Thermal Properties
3.2. Dynamic Mechanical Analysis
3.2.1. Constant Frequency Measurements
3.2.2. Physical Aging on the Secondary Relaxation of LaCe-Based Metallic Glass
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Liu, M.; Qiao, J.; Hao, Q.; Chen, Y.; Yao, Y.; Crespo, D.; Pelletier, J.-M. Dynamic Mechanical Relaxation in LaCe-Based Metallic Glasses: Influence of the Chemical Composition. Metals 2019, 9, 1013. https://doi.org/10.3390/met9091013
Liu M, Qiao J, Hao Q, Chen Y, Yao Y, Crespo D, Pelletier J-M. Dynamic Mechanical Relaxation in LaCe-Based Metallic Glasses: Influence of the Chemical Composition. Metals. 2019; 9(9):1013. https://doi.org/10.3390/met9091013
Chicago/Turabian StyleLiu, Minna, Jichao Qiao, Qi Hao, Yinghong Chen, Yao Yao, Daniel Crespo, and Jean-Marc Pelletier. 2019. "Dynamic Mechanical Relaxation in LaCe-Based Metallic Glasses: Influence of the Chemical Composition" Metals 9, no. 9: 1013. https://doi.org/10.3390/met9091013