Book Description

Amorphous-nanocrystalline alloys are a new class of materials born at the turn of the 20th and 21st centuries as a result of the rapid development of new technologies and, in particular, nanotechnology They arose at the intersection of intensive research and development of promising amorphous and nanocrystalline materials. In terms of the level of physical and mechanical properties, two-phase amorphous-nanocrystalline materials in some cases exceed the properties of both nanocrystalline and amorphous materials, thereby creating a noticeable synergistic effect. In this book, the methods of obtaining amorphous-crystalline materials (quenching from a melt, controlled crystallization, deformation effect, pulsed [photon, laser and ultrasonic] treatment thin film deposition, and ion implantation) are considered successively. Detailed information is then given on the structural features of the transition from the amorphous phase state to the nanocrystalline state under thermal and deformation effects. Theoretical and experimental studies are analyzed in which the mechanisms of plastic deformation and the features of the emerging physico-mechanical properties are described. The authors then go on to describe areas of practical application of amorphous-nanocrystalline alloys. This book is a comprehensive resource for specialists in materials, science and nanotechnology, specifically researchers studying crystalline and amorphous materials as it highlights the various properties that are important for practical use. Book jacket.