Gd-Co-Al-Y block metal glass and preparation method thereof
Technical field
The present invention relates to the block metal glass field, particularly relating to a kind of is the bulk metallic glass materials and preparation method thereof of matrix with the rare earth.
Background technology
Generally, solid metal and alloy thereof all exist with crystalline state.Nineteen sixty Duwez finds that under quick refrigerative condition, AuSi is that liquid alloy forms non-crystalline state in process of setting, causes the great attention of material supply section educational circles.Preparing three-dimensional dimension in late 1980s is the developing important milestone of non-crystaline amorphous metal greater than the block metal glass of 1mm all.Different with traditional amorphous thin ribbon that utilizes fast quenching to get rid of the preparation of band method, block metal glass mainly is the composition design through alloy, rather than relies on quick refrigerative technology to obtain.At present, the foundry engieering of routine under the speed of cooling condition that can reach, kind of alloy system can be prepared block metal glass surplus in the of existing tens.Result of study in recent years shows, rare earth based block metal glass, for example Gd
60Co
26Al
14, Ho
30Y
26Al
24Co
20, Er
50Al
24Co
20Y
6Deng, have big magnetic entropy to become and relative refrigerating duty, be suitable as very much magnetic refrigerating working medium and use.Yet limited amorphous formation ability and lower thermostability become rare earth based block metal glass huge obstruction on practical applications.Therefore, further promote of the application of rare earth based block metal glass, also must continue to improve the amorphous formation ability and the thermostability thereof of alloy, prepare larger sized non-crystaline amorphous metal at the magnetic refrigerating field.In addition, the research of block metal glass is that some great problem in science also provide new opportunity in Materials science and the Condensed Matter Physics.
Existing result of study shows, adopts water cooled copper mould to inhale the method for casting, can be Gd with composition
52.5Co
18.5Al
29Alloy to form the greatest circle column diameter be the block metal glass of 3mm, and this alloy also has big magnetic entropy and becomes and refrigerating duty relatively.Therefore, in this alloy system, mousing out a kind of method prepares the Gd-Co-Al metallic glass with better amorphous formation ability and has very important significance.
Summary of the invention
The objective of the invention is to overcome the deficiency of prior art; Adopt the method for alloying; Through on the basis of Gd-Co-Al block metal glass composition, adopting ytterbium to substitute the method for part aluminium; A kind of Gd-Co-Al-Y block metal glass with better amorphous formation ability and thermostability and preparation method thereof is provided, makes it be more suitable for using as magnetic refrigerating working medium.
The present invention realizes through following technical scheme, is specially:
Its composition of Gd-Co-Al-Y block metal glass of the present invention and atomic percent are: Gd
aCo
bAl
cY
d, wherein 51.0≤a≤53.2,17.0≤b≤18.5,25.0≤c≤29.0,1.0≤d≤4.0, and a+b+c+d=100.
Gd-Co-Al-Y block metal glass of the present invention, its component and atomic percent thereof are preferably: Gd
51.7Co
18.2Al
26.6Y
3.5
Gd-Co-Al-Y block metal glass of the present invention, its component and atomic percent thereof can also be Gd
53.2Co
17.1Al
28.7Y
1.0
Gd-Co-Al-Y bulk-metallic glass of the present invention, its maximum diameter are 8 millimeters, and maximum supercooling liquid phase region width is 77K.
The preparation method of Gd-Co-Al-Y block metal glass of the present invention, it comprises following steps:
(1) presses Gd
51.0 ~ 53.2Co
17.0 ~ 18.5Al
25.0 ~ 29.0Y
1.0 ~ 4.0The chemical formula weighing; Wherein gadolinium, cobalt, aluminium, ytterbium purity of raw materials are more than 99.5% (mass percent);
(2) will be set by step (1) raw material of preparing put into non-consumable arc furnace, be evacuated to 3 * 10
-5More than the torr; After high-purity argon gas purging method cleaning 1 ~ 2 time, the melting 4 ~ 6 times of under 1 atmospheric high-purity argon gas protection, overturning repeatedly is till smelting temperature melts with raw material;
(3) will be set by step (2) melted mother alloy put into vacuum arc fumace and inhale the cast copper crucible, cast cylindric sample with inhaling behind the alloy melting.
The invention has the advantages that: Gd-Co-Al-Y block metal glass provided by the present invention; Can form diameter is the above single non-crystal structure of 4mm; Its maximum critical diameter can reach 8mm, and it is much larger than the diameter of the non-crystal structure of Gd-Co-Al metallic glass formation.And the Gd-Co-Al-Y block metal glass that invention is provided has higher thermostability, and supercooling liquid phase region width maximum can reach 77K, and it is compared the Gd-Co-Al metallic glass and has higher thermostability.
The preparation method of Gd-Co-Al-Y block metal glass provided by the invention in addition has that preparation technology is simple, the material microstructure structure is advantages such as single non-crystal structure.
Description of drawings
Fig. 1 is the Gd of the embodiment of the invention 1,2,3,4 preparations
53.2Co
17.1Al
28.7Y
1.0, Gd
51.5Co
18.0Al
28.5Y
2.0, Gd
51.7Co
18.2Al
26.6Y
3.5, Gd
52.5Co
18.5Al
25.0Y
4.0The X-ray diffraction spectrum of block metal glass;
Fig. 2 is the Gd of the embodiment of the invention 1,2,3,4 preparations
53.2Co
17.1Al
28.7Y
1.0, Gd
51.5Co
18.0Al
28.5Y
2.0, Gd
51.7Co
18.2Al
26.6Y
3.5, Gd
52.5Co
18.5Al
25.0Y
4.0The differential thermal analysis curve of block metal glass.
Embodiment
Embodiment 1:Gd
53.2Co
17.1Al
28.7Y
1.0The preparation of block metal glass and thermostability
Purity is pressed Gd greater than gadolinium, cobalt, aluminium, the ytterbium raw material of 99.5% (weight percent)
53.2Co
17.1Al
28.7Y
1.0The chemical formula weighing is put into the argon atmospher non-consumable arc furnace of titanium absorption with the raw material for preparing, and utilizes mechanical pump and DP two-stage vacuum device to be evacuated to 3 * 10
-5More than the torr; After utilizing the high-purity argon gas purging method to clean 1 ~ 2 time, the melting of under a standard atmospheric pressure or the high-purity argon gas protection a little more than 1 standard atmospheric pressure, overturning is repeatedly processed mother alloy 4 ~ 6 times; To put into the vacuum arc fumace water-cooled by the melted mother alloy of above-mentioned steps and inhale the cast copper crucible, to cast diameter be 4 millimeters cylindrical sample with inhaling behind the alloy melting.X-ray diffraction analysis shows in the diffraction spectra of alloy does not find any crystalline diffraction peak, explains that alloy is made up of amorphous phase.Differential scanning calorimetry shows the second-order transition temperature (T of alloy
g) be 598 Kelvins, the initial crystallization temperature (T of alloy
x) be 666 Kelvins, the supercooling liquid phase region width of alloy (Δ T=T
x-T
g) be 77 Kelvins.
Embodiment 2:Gd
51.5Co
18.0Al
28.5Y
2.0The preparation of block metal glass and thermostability
Purity is pressed Gd greater than gadolinium, cobalt, aluminium, the ytterbium raw material of 99.5% (weight percent)
51.5Co
18.0Al
28.5Y
2.0The chemical formula weighing is put into the argon atmospher non-consumable arc furnace of titanium absorption with the raw material for preparing, and utilizes mechanical pump and DP two-stage vacuum device to be evacuated to 3 * 10
-5More than the torr; After utilizing the high-purity argon gas purging method to clean 1 ~ 2 time, the melting of under a standard atmospheric pressure or the high-purity argon gas protection a little more than 1 standard atmospheric pressure, overturning is repeatedly processed mother alloy 4 ~ 6 times; To put into the vacuum arc fumace water-cooled by the melted mother alloy of above-mentioned steps and inhale the cast copper crucible, to cast diameter be 4 millimeters cylindrical sample with inhaling behind the alloy melting.X-ray diffraction analysis shows in the diffraction spectra of alloy does not find any crystalline diffraction peak, explains that alloy is made up of amorphous phase.Differential scanning calorimetry shows the second-order transition temperature (T of alloy
g) be 615 Kelvins, the initial crystallization temperature (T of alloy
x) be 676 Kelvins, the supercooling liquid phase region width of alloy (Δ T=T
x-T
g) be 61 Kelvins.
Embodiment 3: Gd
51.7Co
18.2Al
26.6Y
3.5The preparation of block metal glass and thermostability
Purity is pressed Gd greater than gadolinium, cobalt, aluminium, the ytterbium raw material of 99.5% (weight percent)
51.5Co
18Al
28.5Y
3.5The chemical formula weighing is put into the argon atmospher non-consumable arc furnace of titanium absorption with the raw material for preparing, and utilizes mechanical pump and DP two-stage vacuum device to be evacuated to 3 * 10
-5More than the torr; After utilizing the high-purity argon gas purging method to clean 1 ~ 2 time, the melting of under a standard atmospheric pressure or the high-purity argon gas protection a little more than 1 standard atmospheric pressure, overturning is repeatedly processed mother alloy 4 ~ 6 times; To put into the vacuum arc fumace water-cooled by the melted mother alloy of above-mentioned steps and inhale the cast copper crucible, to cast diameter be 8 millimeters cylindrical sample with inhaling behind the alloy melting.X-ray diffraction analysis shows in the diffraction spectra of alloy does not find any crystalline diffraction peak, explains that alloy is made up of amorphous phase.Differential scanning calorimetry shows the second-order transition temperature (T of alloy
g) be 593 Kelvins, the initial crystallization temperature (T of alloy
x) be 663 Kelvins, the supercooling liquid phase region width of alloy (Δ T=T
x-T
g) be 70 Kelvins.
Embodiment 4:Gd
52.5Co
18.5Al
25.0Y
4.0The preparation of block metal glass and thermostability
Purity is pressed Gd greater than gadolinium, cobalt, aluminium, the ytterbium raw material of 99.5% (weight percent)
52.5Co
18.5Al
25.0Y
4.0The chemical formula weighing is put into the argon atmospher non-consumable arc furnace of titanium absorption with the raw material for preparing, and utilizes mechanical pump and DP two-stage vacuum device to be evacuated to 3 * 10
-5More than the torr; After utilizing the high-purity argon gas purging method to clean 1 ~ 2 time, the melting of under a standard atmospheric pressure or the high-purity argon gas protection a little more than 1 standard atmospheric pressure, overturning is repeatedly processed mother alloy 4 ~ 6 times; To put into the vacuum arc fumace water-cooled by the melted mother alloy of above-mentioned steps and inhale the cast copper crucible, to cast diameter be 3 millimeters cylindrical sample with inhaling behind the alloy melting.X-ray diffraction analysis shows in the diffraction spectra of alloy does not find any crystalline diffraction peak, explains that alloy is made up of amorphous phase.Differential scanning calorimetry shows the second-order transition temperature (T of alloy
g) be 599 Kelvins, the initial crystallization temperature (T of alloy
x) be 653 Kelvins, the supercooling liquid phase region width of alloy (Δ T=T
x-T
g) be 54 Kelvins.
Embodiment 5 ~ 10:Gd
53.0Co
17.0Al
29.0Y
1.0, Gd
52.5Co
18.5Al
27.5Y
1.5, Gd
52.5Co
18.5Al
26.5Y
2.5, Gd
52.7Co
17.0Al
28.3Y
2.0Gd
52.2Co
18.5Al
26.3Y
3.0, Gd
51.0Co
18.0Al
28.0Y
3.0The preparation of block metal glass and thermostability
Purity is pressed Gd respectively greater than gadolinium, cobalt, aluminium, the ytterbium raw material of 99.5% (weight percent)
53.0Co
17.0Al
29.0Y
1.0, Gd
52.5Co
18.5Al
27.5Y
1.5, Gd
52.5Co
18.5Al
26.5Y
2.5, Gd
52.7Co
17.0Al
28.3Y
2.0Gd
52.2Co
18.5Al
26.3Y
3.0, Gd
51.0Co
18.0Al
28.0Y
3.0The chemical formula weighing is put into the argon atmospher non-consumable arc furnace of titanium absorption with the raw material for preparing, and utilizes mechanical pump and DP two-stage vacuum device to be evacuated to 3 * 10
-5More than the torr; After utilizing the high-purity argon gas purging method to clean 1 ~ 2 time, the melting of under a standard atmospheric pressure or the high-purity argon gas protection a little more than 1 standard atmospheric pressure, overturning is repeatedly processed mother alloy 4 ~ 6 times; To put into the vacuum arc fumace water-cooled by the melted mother alloy of above-mentioned steps and inhale the cast copper crucible, cast cylindrical sample inhaling behind the alloy melting.X-ray diffraction analysis shows in the diffraction spectra of alloy does not find any crystalline diffraction peak, explains that alloy is made up of amorphous phase.The diameter of its cylindrical sample and the second-order transition temperature (T that shows alloy through differential scanning calorimetry
g), the initial crystallization temperature (T of alloy
x), the supercooling liquid phase region width of alloy (Δ T=T
x-T
g) like table 1.
The thermal physical property parameter of table 1:Gd-Co-Al-Y block metal glass
Annotate: 1) the symbol implication is following in the table:
DCritical size under-this experiment condition;
T g -second-order transition temperature;
T x -crystallization begins temperature;
Δ T=
T x -
T g -supercooling liquid phase region width.
2) in the table during each composition sample measurement used heating rate be 20 K/min.