Thermal effects and evolution of the defect concentration based on shear modulus relaxation data in a Zr-based metallic glass |
The heat flows for the initial and relaxed samples after the subtraction of the heat flow for the fully crystallized state (labelled (difference between runs 1 and 3) and (difference between runs 2 and 3), respectively). The inset shows DSC curves of the Zr48(Cu5/6Ag1/6)44Al8 bulk metallic glass in the initial state (run 1), relaxed state obtained by preheating up to 715 K (run 2) and after the full crystallization (run 3). |