INFLUENCE OF RARE-EARTH ELEMENTS ON THERMAL STABILITY OF PdSi_(16.5)GLASS

The influence of rare-earth elements,La,Ce,Pr,Nd,Sm,Eu,Gd,Dy,Ho,Er and Yb onthe thermal stability of PdSi_(16.5) glass was studied systematically by means of DSC.Allrare-earth elements,especially heavy ones,increase obviously the thermal stabilityparameters,including T_θ(T_g ,T_x ,T_g),T_(rg) and ΔE etc.The crystallization temperaturesT_(p1) and T_(p2) increase linearly with the lanthanide constriction increasing,but Eu shows ananomalous influence:Pd-Si-Eu metallic glass possesses the highest thermal stability and thelowest concentration limit of glass forming among Pd-Si-R glasses.