Microstructure and mechanical properties of a spray-formed Ti-based metallic glass former alloy

Nano-indentation on amorphous calcium phosphate splats: Effect of droplet size on mechanical properties

“…Information presented here will assist the further development of spray formed materials, as revealed by some recently published reports (Yin, 2012;Zhuo et al, 2011). Nanoindentation is starting to be used on ink-jet printed deposits (Chang et al, 2011).…”

Hardness Regulation of Fe-Based Amorphous Composite Coatings by Laser Remelting

“…Amorphous materials represent a new class of advanced materials exhibiting attractive combinations of properties such as high strength/hardness and excellent wear/corrosion resistance [1][2][3][4]. These outstanding properties are primarily due to the disordered atomic arrangement in the amorphous materials resulting in absence of grain boundaries and defects in the microstructure [3,[5][6][7]. While the non-equilibrium nature of amorphous materials shows the outstanding properties, they also present significant challenges in the processing of such materials: The formation of amorphous phase needs a sufficiently fast cooling rate and a high solidification velocity to avoid crystallization and segregation [8][9][10][11][12].…”