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The effect of minor alloying on several bulk metallic glasses and high-entropy alloys was studied. It was found that minor Nb addition can optimize the interface structure between the W fiber and the Zr-based bulk metallic glass in the composites, and improve the mechanical properties. Minor Y addition can destabilize the crystalline phases by inducing lattice distortion as a result to improve the glass-forming ability, and the lattice distortion energy is closely related to the efficiency of space filling of the competing crystalline phases. A long-period ordered structure can precipitate in the Mg-based bulk metallic glass by yttrium alloying. For the high-entropy alloys, solid solution can be formed by alloying, and its mechanical properties can be comparable to most of the bulk metallic glasses.
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Zhang, Y., Zhou, Y., Hui, X. et al. Minor alloying behavior in bulk metallic glasses and high-entropy alloys. Sci. China Ser. G-Phys. Mech. As 51, 427–437 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11433-008-0050-5
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