Zirconium based bulk metallic glasses with hafnium
AssigneeWashington State University
InventorsAtakan Peker, Dongchun Qiao
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Abstract
Various embodiments of zirconium based bulk metallic glass with hafnium are described herein. In one embodiment, an alloy composition includes zirconium (Zr), hafnium (Hf), copper (Cu), aluminum (Al), at least one element from a group consisting of niobium (Nb) and titanium (Ti), and at least one element from a group consisting of nickel (Ni), iron (Fe), and cobalt (Co).
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An alloy composition comprising zirconium (Zr), hafnium (Hf), copper (Cu), aluminum (Al), at least one element from a group consisting of niobium (Nb) and titanium (Ti), and at least one element from a group consisting of nickel (Ni), iron (Fe), and cobalt (Co), wherein a concentration of the zirconium is from about 25 to about 65 atomic percent, and wherein a concentration of the hafnium is from about 5 to about 25 atomic percent.
An article formed from an alloy composition comprising zirconium (Zr) and hafnium (Hf), wherein a concentration of the zirconium is from about 25 to about 65 atomic percent, and wherein a concentration of the hafnium is from about 5 to about 25 atomic percent.
An alloy composition, comprising:
- zirconium (Zr);
- hafnium (Hf);
- copper (Cu);
- aluminum (Al);
- at least one element from a group consisting of niobium (Nb) and titanium (Ti);
- at least one element from a group consisting of nickel (Ni), iron (Fe);
- at least one element from a group consisting of tantalum (Ta), vanadium (V), beryllium (Be), palladium (Pd), and silver (Ag);
- at least one element from a group consisting of yttrium (Y), silicon (Si), and scandium (Sc);
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- wherein a concentration of the zirconium is from about 25 to about 65 atomic percent, and wherein a concentration of the hafnium is from about 5 to about 25 atomic percent.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.