Published online by Cambridge University Press: 31 January 2011
The present study shows that the as-melt-spun Zr28Y28Al22Co22 amorphous ribbon undergoes solid-state phase separation into Zr- and Y-rich regions when heated below the glass transition temperature (Tg). Dynamic mechanical measurements show that two types of low-temperature relaxation occur below Tg, and transmission electron microscopy observation confirms the solid-state phase-separated microstructure. The diffusion coefficient of solid-state phase separation is calculated by the measured separation distance.