Properties of Ni/Zr Melts Related to Formability of Glasses

A report describes a study of the relationships between (1) the viscosities and specific volumes of Ni/Zr melts and (2) the formability of Ni/Zr-alloy metallic glasses. Experiments were performed on electrostatically levitated, radiantly heated molten specimens of two compound-forming and two eutectic Ni/Zr alloys, using noncontact diagnostic instrumentation.