The structural evolution of Cu60Zr20Ti20 bulk metallic glass during rolling at different strain rates and cryogenic temperature was investigated by X-ray diffraction (XRD),differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM). It is revealed that the deformation-induced transformation is strongly dependent on the strain rate. At the lowest experimental strain rate of 1.0×10-4 s-1,no phase transformation occurs until the highest deformation degree reaches 95%. In a strain rate range of 5.0×10-4-5.0×10-2 s-1,phase separation oc-curs in a high deformation degree. As the strain rate reaches 5.0×10-1 s-1,phase separation and nanocrystallization concur. The critical deformation degree for oc-currence of phase transformation decreases with the strain rate increasing.
LI JinFu,CAO QingPing & ZHOU YaoHe State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites,School of Materials Science and Engineering,Shanghai Jiao Tong University,Shanghai 200030,China
