Selection of compositions with high glass forming ability in the Ni-Nb-B alloy system

A combination of an extension of the topological instability "λ criterion" and the "average electronegativity" has been recently reported in the literature to predict compositions with high glass-forming ability (GFA). In the present work, both criteria have been applied...

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Main Authors: Marcio Andreato Batista Mendes, Luis César Rodríguez Aliaga, Claudio Shyinti Kiminami, Marcelo Falcão de Oliveira, Walter José Botta Filho, Claudemiro Bolfarini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Metalurgia e Materiais (ABM); Associação Brasileira de Cerâmica (ABC); Associação Brasileira de Polímeros (ABPol) 2012-10-01
Series:Materials Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-14392012000500004