2000 Volume 41 Issue 11 Pages 1460-1462
Magnesium-based bulk amorphous alloys with a diameter of 7 mm for Mg65Y10Cu15Ag5Pd5 were produced by a metallic mold casting method. The glass transition temperature (Tg), crystallization temperature (Tx), the temperature interval of the supercooled liquid region (ΔTx=Tx−Tg) and the melting temperature (Tm) are measured to be 437, 472, 35 and 707 K, respectively, for the Mg65Y10Cu15Ag5Pd5 alloy. The simultaneous addition of Ag and Pd to Mg–Y–Cu system causes a steep decrease in Tm and an increase in the reduced glass transition temperature (Tg⁄Tm), leading to an increase in the glass-forming ability. The Mg–Y–Cu–(Ag, Pd) bulk amorphous alloys have a high compressive fracture strength of 770 MPa. The simultaneous addition of Ag and Pd is useful for the improvements of glass-forming ability and fracture strength.