Louzguine-Luzgin D V, Li S, Xie G Q, Inoue A, Yoshikawa N, Sato M
WPI Advanced Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University, Sendai, 980-8577, Japan.
J Microw Power Electromagn Energy. 2009;43(1):51-5. doi: 10.1080/08327823.2008.11688607.
In the present study we investigate the stability of Cu50Zr45Al5 and Ni59Ti16Zr20Sn5 glassy powders and the formation of the bulk metallic glassy samples by microwave heating in a single mode cavity (915 MHz) in the alternating magnetic field maximum. Metallic glasses exhibit low viscosity at temperatures close to the glass-transition which allows for the processing of glassy powders. Microwave heating being a volumetric heating has significant advantages over conventional heating in materials processing, such as substantial energy savings, high heating rates and process cleanness.
