Glass forming ability of Zr-based Zr–Cu–Ni–Al–(Ag) alloys

Abstract A series of Zr-based glasses has been obtained by rapid melt quenching and their thermal characteristics ( T g , x l ) were determined DSC/DTA. Some the most recognized glass forming ability (GFA) criteria applied to predict alloys study its dependence on alloy composition. As a result, best compositions among studied could be selected. It was found that as general trend an increase Zr content results in Δ (= − decrease. The liquidus temperatures chosen with substantially different vary relatively little. Therefore, it concluded variation GFA is mainly due difficulties crystallization process, rather than stability melts.