Microstructural Transformations of an Amorphous Fe_(90)Zr_(10) Alloy Induced by High-energy Ball-milling

摘要

Mechanically induced crystallization of an amorphous Fe_(90)Zr_(10) alloy was studied by means of X-ray diffraction (XRD) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). Under high-energy ball-milling in an AGO-2 mill, melt-spun Fe_(90)Zr_(10) ribbons undergo crystallization into BCC α-Fe(Zr). Zr atoms are found to be solved in the Fe(Zr) grains up to a maximum supersaturation of about 3.5 at.% Zr, where it can be presumed that the remaining Zr atoms are segregated in the grain-boundaries. The decomposition degree of the amorphous phase increases with increasing milling time and intensity. It is proposed that the observed crystallization is deformation-induced and rather not attribute to local temperature rises during ball-collisions.