Abstract:
Mg
60Cu
30-xY
10Si
x(
x=0,1.0,1.8,2.5,5.0) bulk amorphous alloys were prepared by copper mould casting. The experimental results show that the alloy with
x=1.0 has the largest glass-forming ability among Mg
60Cu
30-xY
10Si
x(
x=0, 1.0, 1.8, 2.5, 5.0) alloys. The microhardness and fracture toughness of Mg
60Cu
29Y
10Si
1 alloy are also significantly improved compared with those of Mg
60Cu
30Y
10 alloy, but its supercooled liquid region (Δ
Tx) decreases slightly. However, the reduced glass transition temperature (
Trg) of Mg
60Cu
29Y
10Si
1 alloy is larger than that of Mg
60Cu
29Y
10Si
1 alloy.