Nanocrystallization of Ge-Al-Cr-Ce-Sm alloy

D. V. Louzguine, A. Takeuchi, A. Inoue

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Abstract

Ge68Cr14Al10Ce4Sm4 amorphous alloy was found to have a multistage crystallization behaviour. First stage of crystallization has been studied by differential scanning calorimetry, X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy including high-resolution imaging. This phase transformation can not be described just by one of the following mechanisms: polymorphous, eutectic, primary and spinodal decomposition and is rather a combination of the polymorphous and primary crystallization. An activation energy E (an energy barrier opposing a reaction) obtained using Kissinger analysis from the shift of the peak temperature in the DSC curve was 360 kJ/mol. Crystalline structure of an unknown phase formed under heating was studied.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)5537-5543
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Materials Science
Volume35
Issue number22
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2000 Nov

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