Correlation for the glass forming ability of Pd83.5-xCuxSi16.5 with crystalline-compound/solid-solution formation

Molten Pd83.5-xCuxSi16.5 alloys, where 0 less than or equal to x less than or equal to 27, were allowed to crystallize at temperatures not too far removed from their liquidus T-1. The crystalline phases in the as-crystallized specimens were then identified. An attempt was made to correlate the glass forming ability of Pd83.5-xCuxSi16.5 alloys with the crystalline phases formed upon their solidification from the molten state. (C) 1998 American Institute of Physics. [S0021-8979(98)02323-8]