Systems and methods in accordance with embodiments of the invention implement bulk metallic glass-based macroscale gears. In one embodiment, a method of fabricating a bulk metallic glass-based macroscale gear, where at least either the thickness of the gear is greater than 3 mm or the diameter of the gear is greater than 9 mm, includes: obtaining design parameters of the gear to be formed; selecting a bulk metallic glass from which the gear will be formed based on the obtained design parameters, where the selected bulk metallic glass is characterized by a resistance to standard modes of wear and a resistance to brittle fracture such that a gear can be formed from the selected bulk metallic glass that accords with the obtained design parameters; and fabricating the gear from the selected bulk metallic glass that accords with the obtained design parameters.

Disclosed are an amorphous alloy, a manufacturing method thereof, and a product including the same. The novel amorphous alloy according to an embodiment includes a quaternary amorphous alloy matrix including Zr, Ni, Cu, and Al; and a complex concentrated alloy (CCA) dispersed inside the quaternary amorphous alloy matrix and including at least two elements selected from Ti, Zr, Hf, V, Nb, Ta, and Mo.

Disclosed are an amorphous alloy, a manufacturing method thereof, and a product including the same. The novel amorphous alloy according to an embodiment includes a quaternary amorphous alloy matrix including Zr, Ni, Cu, and Al; and a complex concentrated alloy (CCA) dispersed inside the quaternary amorphous alloy matrix and including at least two elements selected from Ti, Zr, Hf, V, Nb, Ta, and Mo.

An embodiment relates to a material comprising a ceramic formed from an amorphous metal alloy (amorphous metal ceramic composite), wherein the composite exhibits a higher corrosion resistance than that of Haynes 230 when exposed to molten chlorides such as KCl or MgCl.sub.2 or combinations thereof at temperatures up to 750° C. Yet, another embodiment relates to a method comprising obtaining a substrate, forming a coating of an amorphous metal alloy, heating the coating, and transforming at least a portion the amorphous metal alloy into an amorphous metalceramic composite.

A Zr-based amorphous alloy and a manufacturing method thereof, wherein the Zr-based amorphous alloy includes a composition of (Zr.sub.aHf.sub.bCu.sub.cNi.sub.dAl.sub.e).sub.100-XO.sub.x, wherein a, b, c, d, e, x are atomic percentages, and 49≤a≤55, 0.05≤b≤1, 31≤c≤38, 3≤d≤5, 7≤e≤10.5, and 0.05≤x≤0.5, wherein based on the volume of the alloy, the Zr-based amorphous alloy is cast into a rod-shaped sample having a diameter of 12-16 mm and a length of 60 mm, an amorphous content of 40%-95%, a strength of above 1800 MPa, and a fracture toughness of higher than 90 KPam.sup.1/2.

A Zr-based amorphous alloy and a manufacturing method thereof, wherein the Zr-based amorphous alloy includes a composition of (Zr.sub.aHf.sub.bCu.sub.cNi.sub.dAl.sub.e).sub.100-XO.sub.x, wherein a, b, c, d, e, x are atomic percentages, and 49≤a≤55, 0.05≤b≤1, 31≤c≤38, 3≤d≤5, 7≤e≤10.5, and 0.05≤x≤0.5, wherein based on the volume of the alloy, the Zr-based amorphous alloy is cast into a rod-shaped sample having a diameter of 12-16 mm and a length of 60 mm, an amorphous content of 40%-95%, a strength of above 1800 MPa, and a fracture toughness of higher than 90 KPam.sup.1/2.

The invention relates to a method for producing a bulk metallic glass composite material. The bulk metallic glass composite material has at least two phases, wherein the first phase is a bulk metallic glass, and at least one other phase is selected from the group consisting of crystalline metal, metallic glass, non-metallic glass, and ceramic. The invention is characterized in that the production is carried out using a powder-based additive manufacturing process.

Embodiments disclosed herein relate to the production of a housing enclosure designed for sensors or RFIDS to be attached to thin-walled components in the oil and gas industries being sent downhole during drilling and extraction. A metal-based coating, which may be crystalline, amorphous, or partially amorphous in structure, is deposited onto a substrate in layers via thermal spraying. The coating may then be machined so that an opening is created to receive the sensor or RFID. The coating may also provide other functions such as wear, corrosion or erosion protection to the thin-walled components applied.

Embodiments disclosed herein relate to the production of a housing enclosure designed for sensors or RFIDS to be attached to thin-walled components in the oil and gas industries being sent downhole during drilling and extraction. A metal-based coating, which may be crystalline, amorphous, or partially amorphous in structure, is deposited onto a substrate in layers via thermal spraying. The coating may then be machined so that an opening is created to receive the sensor or RFID. The coating may also provide other functions such as wear, corrosion or erosion protection to the thin-walled components applied.

Bulk metallic glass-based gripping arrays of nano- or micro-scale grippers are described, along with the methods of fabrication and use thereof. BMG-based gripping arrays can be fabricated via facile and scalable thermoplastic forming/molding methods typically available to polymeric materials, yet they possess many of the favorable properties of metallic alloys that polymers lack, such as, for example, excellent mechanical properties and robustness towards wear and adverse surrounding conditions.