New amorphous alloys with good ductility in Al-Ce-M (M=Nb, Fe, Co, Ni or Cu) systems

New Al-based amorphous alloys were formed in Al-Ce-M (M=Nb, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni or Cu) ternary systems by melt spinning. The compositional range is the widest for Al-Ce-Ni alloys and extends from 2 to 15 at% Ce and below 30%Ni. The Al-Ce-M (M=Nb, Fe, Co, Ni or Cu) alloys containing over 80%Al have good bending ductility. The crystallization temperature ( T x ) and hardness ( H v ) of the ductile alloys increase to 625 K and 400 DPN with increasing M and Ce content and the highest tensile strength reaches 935 MPa. The effect of M elements on T x and H v is interpreted by taking the bonding nature of Ce and M atoms into consideration.