Preparation of Bulk Glassy Mg65Y10Cu15Ag5Pd5 Alloy of 12 mm in Diameter by Water Quenching

Abstract
Cylindrical glassy alloys with diameters up to 12 mm were prepared for a Mg65Y10Cu15Ag5Pd5 with a high reduced glass transition temperature (TgTm) of 0.62 by water quenching the molten alloy in the iron tube. Neither cavities nor voids are seen over the whole inner region and no contrast revealing a crystalline phase is seen over the transverse cross section. The glass transition temperature (Tg), crystallization temperature (Tx), the temperature interval of the supercooled liquid region (ΔTx=TxTg) and the melting temperature (Tm) are measured to be 436, 468, 32 and 706 K, respectively, for the Mg65Y10Cu15Ag5Pd5 alloy with a diameter of 12 mm. The simultaneous addition of Ag and Pd to Mg–Y–Cu system causes an increase in the TgTm, leading to an increase in the glass forming ability. It is thus concluded that the application of the water quenching process with the iron tube to the Mg-based glassy alloys is useful for the formation of the bulk glassy alloys.