Combinatorial Investigation on the Properties of Metallic Glasses

Metallic glasses are typical multicomponent alloys. The identification of metallic glasses of desired properties out of a vast compositional space is a daunting task. In the past, metallic glasses were predominantly developed through a sequential and time-consuming trial-and-error approach. In this presentation, we introduce the combinatorial methods developed for the characterization of glass properties as a function of alloy composition. The developed methods enabled us to identify metallic glasses of diamond-like wear and confirm the respective roles of chemical composition and amorphous structure on corrosion resistance.