Acta Metallurgica Sinica (English Letters) ›› 2000, Vol. 13 ›› Issue (6): 1131-1135.

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THE CRYSTALLIZATION KINETICS OF AN AMORPHOUS Ti-RICH NiTi FILM

X. Y. Jiang, H.B. Xu and S.K. Gong (Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics,Beijing 100083, China)   

  • Received:2000-12-25 Revised:2000-12-25 Online:2000-10-10 Published:2009-10-10

Abstract: The crystallization kinetics of an amorphous Ti-rich NiTi film (Ni 46.34at.%, Ti 53.66at.%)prepared by DC magnetron sputtering was determined by non-isothermal techniques. The activation energy of crystallization and the mean value of the Avrami parameter are 382kJ/mol and 0.85, respectively. The calculated isothermal kinetic curse of amorphous film at 773K coincides with the result of X-ray diffraction.The formation of a Ti2Ni phase is accompanied with the crystallization of Ti-rich NiTi film.

Key words: amorphous NiTi film, crystallization kinetics, activation energy of crystallization