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Thermal and Electrical Transport Properties of Zr-Based Bulk Metallic Glassy Alloys with High Glass-Forming Ability
Rie Y. UmetsuRong TuTakashi Goto
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2012 Volume 53 Issue 10 Pages 1721-1725

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Thermal and electrical transport properties, such as thermal diffusivity, the electrical resistivity and thermopower of the Zr-based bulk metallic glassy (BMG) alloys of Zr42Cu42Ag8Al8 and Zr55Al10Cu35−xNix (x = 0, 5 and 10) with high glass-forming ability were investigated. Thermal diffusivity is comparatively low at about 2 × 10−6 m2 s−1, reflecting the aperiodic crystal structure of the BMG, whereas it becomes higher and depends on the alloy compositions after their crystallization. The phonon contribution to the thermal conductivity of the BMG alloys is thought to be small, based on a comparison with the estimated value of the electronic contribution to the thermal conductivity from the Wiedemann–Franz law. The thermopower of the present Zr-based BMG alloys shows a small positive value around room temperature, which is a general feature of nonmagnetic amorphous alloys.

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