Abstract
The atomic packing and electronic structure for Co43Fe 20Ta5.5B31.5 metallic glass (MG) were explored by extended X-ray absorption fine structure measurement and first-principles calculation. It is shown that the short-range order in this MG is of a (Co, Fe)B2-like, but not (Co, Fe)23B6-like, crystallographic structure. A network-like medium-range order can be formed via the build-up of B-centered Z9 〈0, 3, 6, 0〉 Voronoi polyhedra. The intrinsic strengthening mechanism is attributed to the formation of strong covalent bonding between B and Co (Fe).
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 257-260 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Scripta Materialia |
| Volume | 68 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Mar 2013 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Materials Science
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Mechanics of Materials
- Mechanical Engineering
- Metals and Alloys