Development and Application of Amorphous Alloys and Their Composites
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Metals and Alloys".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 July 2022) | Viewed by 3296
Special Issue Editor
Interests: development and application of new structural and functional materials (amorphous alloys and their composites, porous materials, biomedical materials, etc.); powder metallurgy technology; nuclear materials, radiation damage, and surface modification
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Amorphous alloys and metallic glasses (glassy alloys), as well as their composites, are attracting increasing attention as they exhibit high mechanical strength, high hardness, good fracture toughness, superior corrosion resistance, good wear resistance, and so on, which are rarely found in their crystalline alloys. They are considered promising candidates for the next generation of structural and functional materials, such as applications to environmental and energy engineering, electronics engineering, and biomedical engineering fields. Amorphous alloys have been rapidly developed in the last three decades, and a number of amorphous alloys have been obtained in a variety of alloy systems. Recent progress in amorphous alloys has enabled more sophisticated and precise studies on features of glassy structure to be performed, such as medium-range order of glassy alloys. Furthermore, applications, engineering, and standardization are now available since the first discovery of the amorphous alloy in 1960. Application fields of amorphous alloys have spread widely, using features of the supercooled liquid formation of glassy alloys, such as nanoscale imprinted patterns. It is expected that fields of application will be significantly extended in the near future.
The aim of this issue is to present the latest developments and applications of amorphous alloys, metallic glasses, glassy alloys, and their composites. It is our pleasure to invite the submission of articles and reviews for this Special Issue.
Prof. Guoqiang Xie
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- amorphous alloys
- metallic glasses
- glassy alloys
- metallic glass composites
- atomic structure and modeling
- glass-forming ability and phase stability
- mechanical, electronic, magnetic, chemical, and optical properties
- structural and functional applications
