Disclosed is an amorphous, ductile brazing foil with a composition consisting essentially of Ni.sub.restCr.sub.aB.sub.bP.sub.cSi.sub.d with 2 atomic percent≦a≦30 atomic percent; 0.5 atomic percent≦b≦14 atomic percent; 2 atomic percent≦c≦20 atomic percent; 0 atomic percent≦d≦14 atomic percent; incidental impurities≦0.5 atomic percent; rest Ni, where c>b>c/15 and 10 atomic percent≦b+c+d≦25 atomic percent. Also disclosed is amorphous, ductile Ni-based brazing foil having a composition consisting essentially of Ni.sub.restCr.sub.aB.sub.bP.sub.cSi.sub.dC.sub.eX.sub.fY.sub.g wherein a, b, c, d, e, f, and g are numbers such that 2 atomic percent≦a≦30 atomic percent; 0.5 atomic percent≦b≦14 atomic percent; 2 atomic percent≦c≦20 atomic percent; 0 atomic percent≦d≦14 atomic percent; 0 atomic percent≦e≦5 atomic percent; 0 atomic percent≦f≦5 atomic percent; 0 atomic percent≦g≦20 atomic percent; wherein incidental impurities are present, if at all, in amounts≦0.5 atomic percent; wherein rest indicates that the balance of the composition is Ni; wherein c>b>c/15; wherein 10 atomic percent≦b+c+d≦25 atomic percent, wherein X is one or more of the elements Mo, Nb, Ta, W and Cu; and wherein Y is one or both of the elements Fe and Co. Also disclosed are methods for making and using these brazing foils, and brazed objects produced therefrom.

According to the present invention, provided is a zirconium-based metal glass alloy including, in atomic %, 62% or more and 67% or less of zirconium (Zr), 1% or more and 5% or less of niobium (Nb), 0.5% or more and 2% or less of titanium (Ti), 12% or more and 15% or less of copper (Cu), 8% or more and 10% or less of nickel (Ni), and 7.5% or more and 8.5% or less of aluminum (Al), the zirconium-based metal glass alloy having a composition represented by Zr.sub.62-67Nb.sub.1-5Ti.sub.0.5-2Cu.sub.12-15Ni.sub.8-10Al.sub.7.5-8.5.

Device and method for injection moulding a metal alloy intended for manufacturing at least one part made of an amorphous metal alloy or metallic glass, wherein: an injection mould (2) delimits a cavity that has a receiving face (4) and a frontal moulding face (5) opposite the receiving face, at least one sacrificial shaping insert (7) is placed in said cavity and has a rear face (8), at least one contact zone of which is adjacent to at least one contact zone of said receiving face of the cavity and a front face (9) that is situated opposite said moulding face of the mould and provided with a recessed shape, and an injection piston (I I) is movable in a chamber (12) of the mould and communicates with the moulding impression.

First nickel-based bulk metallic glass alloys having a high glass forming ability, wherein in the first nickel-based bulk metallic glass alloys both a phase having a high fracture toughness, a nickel solid solution and borides having a high hardness is formed by a heat treatment at temperatures above crystallization temperatures.

Provided are a sputtering target that makes it possible to form a chalcogenide material film with enhanced heat resistance, a method of manufacturing the sputtering target, and a memory device manufacturing method. The sputtering target includes an alloy containing a first component containing arsenic and selenium and a second component containing at least one of boron and carbon.

There is provided a method for manufacturing a soft magnetic member where a coating formed of an α-Fe.sub.2O.sub.3 single phase having a high electrical resistivity is formed on a soft magnetic alloy substrate. A soft magnetic alloy substrate is heated in an atmosphere containing water vapor and inert gas to form a coating on the soft magnetic alloy substrate. The atmosphere has an oxygen partial pressure in a range of 0 to 1.5 kPa. A soft magnetic member including the soft magnetic alloy substrate and the coating formed on its surface can be obtained.

A method for production of an ingot of a bulk glass-forming alloy, comprising the steps of: Providing a homogeneous melt of a bulk glass-forming alloy; casting the homogeneous melt into a casting mould, whereby the casting mould does not cool down below the glass-transition temperature of the alloy at the contact surface to the melt for at least 5 seconds; and cooling down the melt below the glass transition temperature of the bulk glass-forming alloy while obtaining the ingot.

A magnesium-based bulk metallic glass composite includes a magnesium-based bulk metallic glass composite comprising a magnesium-based material and a TiZr alloy.

A device including a first portion made of a first material and a second portion made of a second material, the second part extends from one of faces of the first portion and is made of an amorphous material.

The present invention relates to an alloy which has the following composition:
Cu.sub.47at %−(x+y+z)(Ti.sub.aZr.sub.b).sub.cNi.sub.7at %+xSn.sub.1at %+ySi.sub.z
where c=43-47 at %, a=0.65-0.85, b=0.15-0.35, where a+b=1.00; x=0-7 at %; y=0-3 at %, z=0-3 at %, where y+z≤4 at %.