TOUGH IRON-BASED BULK METALLIC GLASS ALLOYS
First Claim
1. A ferromagnetic Fe-based metallic glass composition comprising at least Fe, P, C and B, where Fe comprises an atomic percent of at least 60, P comprises an atomic percent of from 5 to 17.5, C comprises an atomic percent of from 3 to 6.5, and B comprises an atomic percent of from 1 to 3.5;
- further comprising at least Mo and Ni, and optionally Co and Si; and
wherein the concentrations of Mo and Ni vary in accordance with the concentration of Co and Si as follows;
where Si comprises an atomic percent of from 0 to 0.5 and Co comprises an atomic percent of from 0 to 6, then Mo comprises an atomic percent of from 4.5 to 5.5, and Ni comprises an atomic percent in accordance with the equation;
m−
k·
z, where m is a constant ranging from 4 to 6, k is a constant ranging from 0.5 to 1, and z represents the atomic percent of Co, andwhere Si comprises an atomic percent of from 0.5 to 1.5 and Co comprises an atomic percent of from 0 to 6, then Mo comprises an atomic percent of from 3.5 to 4.5 and Ni comprises an atomic percent of from 2.5 to 4.5.
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Abstract
A family of iron-based, phosphor-containing bulk metallic glasses having excellent processability and toughness, methods for forming such alloys, and processes for manufacturing articles therefrom are provided. The inventive iron-based alloy is based on the observation that by very tightly controlling the composition of the metalloid moiety of the Fe-based, P-containing bulk metallic glass alloys it is possible to obtain highly processable alloys with surprisingly low shear modulus and high toughness. Further, by incorporating small fractions of silicon (Si) and cobalt (Co) into the Fe—Ni—Mo—P—C—B system, alloys of 3 and 4 mm have been synthesized with high saturation magnetization and low switching losses.
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28 Claims
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1. A ferromagnetic Fe-based metallic glass composition comprising at least Fe, P, C and B, where Fe comprises an atomic percent of at least 60, P comprises an atomic percent of from 5 to 17.5, C comprises an atomic percent of from 3 to 6.5, and B comprises an atomic percent of from 1 to 3.5;
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further comprising at least Mo and Ni, and optionally Co and Si; and wherein the concentrations of Mo and Ni vary in accordance with the concentration of Co and Si as follows; where Si comprises an atomic percent of from 0 to 0.5 and Co comprises an atomic percent of from 0 to 6, then Mo comprises an atomic percent of from 4.5 to 5.5, and Ni comprises an atomic percent in accordance with the equation; m−
k·
z, where m is a constant ranging from 4 to 6, k is a constant ranging from 0.5 to 1, and z represents the atomic percent of Co, andwhere Si comprises an atomic percent of from 0.5 to 1.5 and Co comprises an atomic percent of from 0 to 6, then Mo comprises an atomic percent of from 3.5 to 4.5 and Ni comprises an atomic percent of from 2.5 to 4.5. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of manufacturing a metallic glass composition comprising:
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providing a feedstock material comprising at least Fe, P, C and B, where Fe comprises an atomic percent of at least 60, P comprises an atomic percent of from 5 to 17.5, C comprises an atomic percent of from 3 to 6.5, and B comprises an atomic percent of from 1 to 3.5; further comprising at least Mo and Ni, and optionally Co and Si; and wherein the concentrations of Mo and Ni vary in accordance with the concentration of Co and Si as follows; where Si comprises an atomic percent of from 0 to 0.5 and Co comprises an atomic percent of from 0 to 6, then Mo comprises an atomic percent of from 4.5 to 5.5, and Ni comprises an atomic percent in accordance with the equation; m−
k·
z, where m is a constant ranging from 4 to 6, k is a constant ranging from 0.5 to 1, and z represents the atomic percent of Co, andwhere Si comprises an atomic percent of from 0.5 to 1.5 and Co comprises an atomic percent of from 0 to 6, then Mo comprises an atomic percent of from 3.5 to 4.5 and Ni comprises an atomic percent of from 2.5 to 4.5; and melting said feedstock into a molten state; and quenching said molten feedstock at a cooling rate sufficiently rapid to prevent crystallization of said alloy. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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23. A magnetic metallic glass object comprising:
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a body formed of a metallic glass alloy comprising at least Fe, P, C and B, where Fe comprises an atomic percent of at least 60, P comprises an atomic percent of from 5 to 17.5, C comprises an atomic percent of from 3 to 6.5, and B comprises an atomic percent of from 1 to 3.5; further comprising at least Mo and Ni, and optionally Co and Si; and wherein the concentrations of Mo and Ni vary in accordance with the concentration of Co and Si as follows; where Si comprises an atomic percent of from 0 to 0.5 and Co comprises an atomic percent of from 0 to 6, then Mo comprises an atomic percent of from 4.5 to 5.5, and Ni comprises an atomic percent in accordance with the equation; m−
k·
z, where m is a constant ranging from 4 to 6, k is a constant ranging from 0.5 to 1, and z represents the atomic percent of Co, andwhere Si comprises an atomic percent of from 0.5 to 1.5 and Co comprises an atomic percent of from 0 to 6, then Mo comprises an atomic percent of from 3.5 to 4.5 and Ni comprises an atomic percent of from 2.5 to 4.5. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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