Alloy with high glass forming ability and alloy-plated metal material using same
View Patent ↗An alloy with a high glass forming ability characterized by containing a group of elements A with atomic radii of less than 0.145 nm of a total of 20 to 85 atm %, a group of elements B with atomic radii of 0.145 nm to less than 0.17 nm of a total of 10 to 79.7 atm %, and a group of elements C with atomic radii of 0.17 nm or more of a total of 0.3 to 15 atm %; when the elements with the greatest contents in the group of elements A, group of elements B, and group of elements C are respectively designated as the “element a”, “element b”, and “element c”, by the ratio of the content of the element a in the group of elements A (for example, Zn and/or Al), the ratio of the content of the element b in the group of elements B (for example, Mg), and the ratio of the content of the element c in the group of elements C (for example, Ca) all being 70 atm % or more; and by the liquid forming enthalpy between any two elements selected from the element a, element b, and element c being negative.
1. A hot dip alloy-plated steel material having at least at part of its surface an alloy with a high amorphous phase forming ability as a hot dip plating layer, said hot dip alloy-plated steel material characterized in that
said alloy with a high amorphous phase forming ability comprising
at least two elements from a group of elements A with an atomic radius of less than 0.145 nm, and at least one element from each of a group of elements B with an atomic radius of 0.145 nm to less than 0.17 nm and a group of elements C with an atomic radius of 0.17 nm or more, said alloy characterized in that,
a total content of elements belonging to the group of elements A is 40 to less than 64.7 atm %, a total content of elements belonging to the group of elements B is over 35 to 59.7 atm %, and a total content of elements belonging to the group of elements C is 0.3 to 15 atm %,
when designating the elements with the greatest contents in the group of elements A, group of elements B, and group of elements C as respectively “element a”, “element b”, and “element c”, and the element with the next greatest content in the group of elements A as “element a′”, the ratio of the total of element a and element a′ in the group of elements A is 70 atm % or more, the ratio of element b in the group of elements B is 70 atm % or more, and the ratio of element c in the group of elements C is 70 atm % or more, and
a liquid forming enthalpy between any two elements selected from element a, element b, and element c is negative,
wherein in said hot dip plating layer, a volume fraction of 5% or more is an amorphous phase,
wherein said element a is Zn, and said element a′ is Al, said element b is Mg, and said element c is Ca, and
wherein said hot dip plating layer is characterized by containing said Zn (element a) and Al (element a′) in a total amount of 40 to less than 64.7 atm %, Mg (element b) in over 35 to 59.7 atm %, and Ca (element c) in 0.3 to 15 atm %.
2. A hot dip alloy-plated steel material having at least at part of its surface an alloy with a high amorphous phase forming ability as a hot dip plating layer, said hot dip alloy-plated steel material characterized in that
said alloy with a high amorphous phase forming ability comprising
at least two elements from a group of elements A with an atomic radius of less than 0.145 nm, and at least one element from each of a group of elements B with an atomic radius of 0.145 nm to less than 0.17 nm and a group of elements C with an atomic radius of 0.17 nm or more, said alloy characterized in that,
a total content of elements belonging to the group of elements A is 40 to 85%, a total content of elements belonging to the group of elements B is 10 to 55 atm %, and a total content of elements belonging to the group of elements C is 2 to 15 atm %,
when designating the elements with the greatest contents in the group of elements A, group of elements B, and group of elements C as respectively “element a”, “element b”, and “element c”, and the element with the next greatest content in the group of elements A as “element a′”, the ratio of the total of element a and element a′ in the group of elements A is 70atm % or more, the ratio of element b in the group of elements B is 70 atm % or more, and the ratio of element c in the group of elements C is 70 atm % or more, and
a liquid forming enthalpy between any two elements selected from element a, element b, and element c is negative,
wherein in said hot dip plating layer, a volume fraction of 5% or more is an amorphous phase,
wherein said element a is Zn, and said element a′ is Al, said element b is Mg, and said element c is Ca, and
wherein said hot dip plating layer is characterized by containing said Zn (element a) and Al (element a′) in a total amount of 40 to 85 atm %, Mg (element b) in 10 to 55 atm %, and Ca (element c) in 2 to 15 atm %.
3. A hot dip alloy-plated steel material having at least at part of its surface an alloy with a high amorphous phase forming ability as a hot dip plating layer, said hot dip alloy-plated steel material characterized in that
said alloy with a high amorphous phase forming ability comprising
at least two elements from a group of elements A with an atomic radius of less than 0.145 nm, and at least one element from each of a group of elements B with an atomic radius of 0.145 nm to less than 0.17 nm and a group of elements C with an atomic radius of 0.17 nm or more, said alloy characterized in that,
a total content of elements belonging to the group of elements A is 40 to 70%,
a total content of elements belonging to the group of elements B is 20 to 55 atm %, and
a total content of elements belonging to the group of elements C is 2 to 15 atm %,
when designating the elements with the greatest contents in the group of elements A, group of elements B, and group of elements C as respectively “element a”, “element b”, and “element c”, and the element with the next greatest content in the group of elements A as “element a′”, the ratio of the total of element a and element a′ in the group of elements A is 70atm % or more, the ratio of element b in the group of elements B is 70 atm% or more, and the ratio of element c in the group of elements C is 70 atm % or more, and
a liquid forming enthalpy between any two elements selected from element a, element b, and element c is negative,
wherein in said hot dip plating layer, a volume fraction of 5% or more is an amorphous phase,
wherein said element a is Zn, and said element a′ is Al, said element b is Mg, and said element c is Ca, and
wherein said hot dip plating layer is characterized by containing said Zn (element a) and Al (element a′) in a total amount of 40 to 70 atm %, Mg (element b) in 20 to 55 atm %, and Ca (element c) in 2 to 15 atm %.
4. A hot dip alloy-plated steel material having at least at part of its surface an alloy with a high amorphous phase forming ability as a hot dip plating layer, said hot dip alloy-plated steel material characterized in that
said alloy with a high amorphous phase forming ability comprising
at least two elements from a group of elements A with an atomic radius of less than 0.145 nm, and at least one element from each of a group of elements B with an atomic radius of 0.145 nm to less than 0.17 nm and a group of elements C with an atomic radius of 0.17 nm or more, said alloy characterized in that,
a total content of elements belonging to the group of elements A is 40 to less than 63%, a total content of elements belonging to the group of elements B is over 35 to 55 atm %, and a total content of elements belonging to the group of elements C is 2 to 15 atm %,
when designating the elements with the greatest contents in the group of elements A, group of elements B, and group of elements C as respectively “element a”, “element b”, and “element c”, and the element with the next greatest content in the group of elements A as “element a′”, the ratio of the total of element a and element a′ in the group of elements A is 70atm % or more, the ratio of element b in the group of elements B is 70 atm % or more, and the ratio of element c in the group of elements C is 70 atm % or more, and
a liquid forming enthalpy between any two elements selected from element a, element b, and element c is negative,
wherein in said hot dip plating layer, a volume fraction of 5% or more is an amorphous phase,
wherein that said element a is Zn, and said element a′ is Al, said element b is Mg, and said element c is Ca, and
wherein said hot dip plating layer is characterized by containing said Zn (element a) and Al (element a′) in a total amount of 40 to less than 63 atm %, Mg (element b) in over 35 to 55 atm %, and Ca (element c) in 2 to 15 atm %.
5. A hot dip alloy-plated steel material as set forth in any one of claims 1 to 4 , characterized by further containing, as elements in said group of elements A, one or more elements selected from Au, Ag, Cu, and Ni in a total of 0.1 to 7 atm %.
6. A hot dip alloy-plated steel material as set forth in any one of claims 1 to 4 , wherein said steel material is selected from the group consisting of Al-killed steel, ultralow carbon steel, high carbon steel, high strength steel, Ni, Cr-containing steel, hot rolled steel plate, cold rolled steel plate, and equal angle steel.