An embodiment relates to a cladded composite comprising a cladding layer of a bulk metallic glass and a substrate; wherein the bulk metallic glass comprises approximately 0% crystallinity, approximately 0% porosity, less than 50 MPa thermal stress, approximately 0% distortion, approximately 0 inch heat affected zone, approximately 0% dilution, and a strength of about 2,000-3,500 MPa.

A sulfurous, metallic glass forming alloy and a method for the production thereof are described.

An embodiment relates to a cladded composite comprising a cladding layer of a bulk metallic glass and a substrate; wherein the bulk metallic glass comprises approximately 0% crystallinity, approximately 0% porosity, less than 50 MPa thermal stress, approximately 0% distortion, approximately 0 inch heat affected zone, approximately 0% dilution, and a strength of about 2,000-3,500 MPa.

A method of producing an amorphous alloy ribbon having a composition of Fe.sub.100-a-bB.sub.aSi.sub.bC.sub.c (13.0 atom %≤a≤16.0 atom %, 2.5 atom %≤b≤5.0 atom %, 0.20 atom %≤c≤0.35 atom %, and 79.0 atom %≤(100-a-b)≤83.0 atom %) includes: preparing an alloy ribbon; and, in a state in which the alloy ribbon is tensioned with a tensile stress of from 5 MPa to 100 MPa, increasing a temperature of the alloy ribbon to from 410° C. to 480° C., at an average temperature increase rate of from 50° C./sec to less than 800° C./sec, and decreasing a temperature of the thus heated alloy ribbon to a temperature of a heat transfer medium for temperature-decreasing, at an average temperature decrease rate of from 120° C./sec to less than 600° C./sec, with performing the increase and decrease of temperature being performed by contacting the traveling alloy ribbon with a heat transfer medium.

A process for producing an amorphous ductile brazing foil is provided. According to one example embodiment, the method includes providing a molten mass, and rapidly solidifying the molten mass on a moving cooling surface with a cooling speed of more than approximately 10.sup.5° C./sec to produce an amorphous ductile brazing foil. A process for joining two or more parts is also provided. The process includes inserting a brazing foil between two or more parts to be joined, wherein the parts to be joined have a higher melting temperature than that the brazing foil to form a solder joint and the brazing foil comprises an amorphous, ductile Ni-based brazing foil; heating the solder joint to a temperature above the liquidus temperature of the brazing foil to form a heated solder joint; and cooling the heated solder joint, thereby forming a brazed joint between the parts to be joined.

The invention relates to an apparatus (1; 1a; 1b; 1c; 1d; 1e) for producing a casting (36) formed from an amorphous or partially amorphous metal, which comprises a casting mold (3; 3a; 3b; 3c; 3d; 3e) having at least one filling opening (16; 16a; 16b, 41; 16c; 16d; 16e) for introducing a casting material (15; 15a; 15b; 15c; 15d; 15e) forming the casting (36) and a device for melting the casting material (15; 15a; 15b; 15c; 15d; 15e). The melting device expediently has at least one region (13; 13; 13b; 40, 13c; 13d; 13e) which is provided for melting the casting material (15; 15a; 15b; 15c; 15d; 15e). Advantageously, an apparatus is created that allows a particularly targeted application of melting energy into the casting material. In an embodiment, the melting device comprises a means for forming at least one electric arc (30; 30a, 39) in the at least one melting region (13; 13; 13b; 40, 13c; 13d; 13e), which in particular comprises at least two electrodes (32; 32a, 38; 32b; 32c) arranged at a distance from one another, between which the at least one electric arc (30; 30a, 39) can be formed.

Boron-based amorphous alloys and a preparation method thereof is provided. The composition formula of the alloys is B.sub.aCo.sub.bRE.sub.cX1.sub.dX2.sub.eX3.sub.f, wherein RE is any one or more of La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Gd, Dy, Er and Y; X1 is any one or more of C, Si and Al; X2 is any one or two of Fe and Ni; X3 is any one or more of Zr, Nb, Mo, Hf, Ta and W; and a, b, c, d, e and f respectively represent atomic percent of each corresponding element in the formula, where: 45≤a≤55, 25≤b≤40, 10≤c≤20, 0≤d≤10, 45≤a+d≤55, 0≤e≤20, 25≤b+e≤40, 0≤f≤3, 10≤c+f≤20 and a+b+c+d+e+f=100. The preparation method of the boron-based amorphous alloy comprises: preparing master alloy ingots using an arc furnace or an induction melting furnace; and then obtaining amorphous ribbons with different thicknesses by a single copper roller melt-spinning equipment.

Boron-based amorphous alloys and a preparation method thereof is provided. The composition formula of the alloys is B.sub.aCo.sub.bRE.sub.cX1.sub.dX2.sub.eX3.sub.f, wherein RE is any one or more of La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Gd, Dy, Er and Y; X1 is any one or more of C, Si and Al; X2 is any one or two of Fe and Ni; X3 is any one or more of Zr, Nb, Mo, Hf, Ta and W; and a, b, c, d, e and f respectively represent atomic percent of each corresponding element in the formula, where: 45≤a≤55, 25≤b≤40, 10≤c≤20, 0≤d≤10, 45≤a+d≤55, 0≤e≤20, 25≤b+e≤40, 0≤f≤3, 10≤c+f≤20 and a+b+c+d+e+f=100. The preparation method of the boron-based amorphous alloy comprises: preparing master alloy ingots using an arc furnace or an induction melting furnace; and then obtaining amorphous ribbons with different thicknesses by a single copper roller melt-spinning equipment.

Boron-based amorphous alloys and a preparation method thereof is provided. The composition formula of the alloys is B.sub.aCo.sub.bRE.sub.cX1.sub.dX2.sub.eX3.sub.f, wherein RE is any one or more of La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Gd, Dy, Er and Y; X1 is any one or more of C, Si and Al; X2 is any one or two of Fe and Ni; X3 is any one or more of Zr, Nb, Mo, Hf, Ta and W; and a, b, c, d, e and f respectively represent atomic percent of each corresponding element in the formula, where: 45≤a≤55, 25≤b≤40, 10≤c≤20, 0≤d≤10, 45≤a+d≤55, 0≤e≤20, 25≤b+e≤40, 0≤f≤3, 10≤c+f≤20 and a+b+c+d+e+f=100. The preparation method of the boron-based amorphous alloy comprises: preparing master alloy ingots using an arc furnace or an induction melting furnace; and then obtaining amorphous ribbons with different thicknesses by a single copper roller melt-spinning equipment.

The object of the present invention is to provide an alloy ribbon capable of having excellent adhesiveness between the alloy ribbons when a plurality of the alloy ribbons is stacked; and also, to provide a magnetic core using the alloy ribbon. The present invention is an alloy ribbon comprising metals scattered on at least one surface of the alloy ribbon, in which diameters of the scattered metals are 1 μm or more, and the scattered metals include Cu.