Patent ID: 9708699
Date: 2017-07-18
CPC Classifications: C21C,C22C,Y02P

Claim:
1. An amorphous alloy represented by the following formula: Fe (100-a-b-c-d-e-f) Mo a Ni b Cr c P d C e B f , wherein each of subscripts a, b, c, d, e, and f is in atomic percent, wherein values of a, b, c, d, e, and f are selected from the group consisting of i) a is between 4.5 and 6.75, b is between 3 and 5.5, c is between 3.25 and 3.75, d is between 11.25 and 12.5, e is between 4.75 and 6.25, f is between 2.25 and 2.75; ii) a is between 5.75 and 6.25, b is between 2.5 and 6.25, c is between 3.25 and 3.75, d is between 11.25 and 12.5, e is between 4.75 and 6.25, f is between 2.25 and 2.75; iii) a is between 5.75 and 6.25, b is between 3 and 5.5, c is between 2.5 and 4, d is between 11.25 and 12.5, e is between 4.75 and 6.25, f is between 2.25 and 2.75; iv) a is between 5.75 and 6.25, b is between 3 and 5.5, c is between 3.25 and 3.75, d is between 10.75 and 13.25, e is between 4.75 and 6.25, f is between 2.25 and 2.75; v) a is between 5.75 and 6.25, b is between 3 and 5.5, c is between 3.25 and 3.75, d is between 11.25 and 12.5, e is between 4 and 6.75, f is between 2.25 and 2.75; and vi) a is between 5.75 and 6.25, b is between 3 and 5.5, c is between 3.25 and 3.75, d is between 11.25 and 12.5, e is between 4.75 and 6.25, f is between 1.75 and 3.25; and wherein the alloy has a critical rod diameter of at least 10 mm, wherein the amorphous alloy has a notch toughness, defined as the stress intensity factor at crack initiation when measured on a 3 mm diameter rod containing a notch with length ranging from 1 to 2 mm and root radius ranging from 0.1 to 0.15 mm, of at least 40 MPa m