Phase Separation and Crystallization Induced by Electron Irradiation in Nanoscale Fe56.5Mn11Cr8.5Ni4Si10C10 Metallic Glass

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A nanoscale Fe_56.5Mn₁₁Cr_8.5Ni₄Si₁₀C₁₀ metallic glass was irradiated by electron beam in a 200 kV transmission electron microscope. Structure evolution in the metallic glass was investigated in situ during continuous irradiation, where phase separation was observed after irradiation for 5 min and crystallization was observed after 33.5 min. Based on the analysis of irradiation effect, atomic displacement is believed to be the main reason for the structure rearrangement. Accumulation of atomic displacement increases the energy of the sample and promotes atomic diffusion during transformation. On the other hand, the large specific surface area of the sample also contributes to increasing free energy and atomic diffusion.

Key words: Metallic glass, Electron irradiation, Transmission electron microscopy, Phase separation, Crystallization

Xiao-Yang Chen, Shu-Guang Zhang, Ming-Xu Xia, Jian-Guo Li. Phase Separation and Crystallization Induced by Electron Irradiation in Nanoscale Fe_56.5Mn₁₁Cr_8.5Ni₄Si₁₀C₁₀ Metallic Glass[J]. Acta Metallurgica Sinica (English Letters), 2015, 28(11): 1332-1335.

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Table 1 Composition of the glassy phase obtained by EDS (in at%)

Fe	Mn	Cr	Ni	Si	C
23.35	5.98	1.83	2.26	5.32	61.26

Fig. 1 Structure evolution in the amorphous phase in situ induced by electron irradiation (200 kV) for different time and the corresponding diffraction patterns, where diffraction rings in every SADP are marked by arrow and named R x (x = 0, 1, 2, c1, c2): a, b 0 min; c, d 5 min; e, f 33.5 min

Fig. 2 Brightness distribution of SADP along the diffraction radius direction is expressed in terms of intensity profile. The solid curve, dashed curve and dot curve are the intensity profiles of the SADPs shown in Figs. 1b, d and f, i.e., corresponding to the sample irradiated for 0, 5 and 33.5 min, respectively. The peak of each diffraction ring is marked by P x (x = 0, 1, 2, c1, c2)

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