Electroplating for decorative applications: Recent trends in research and development

W Giurlani, G Zangari, F Gambinossi, M Passaponti… - Coatings, 2018 - mdpi.com
Electroplating processes are widely employed in industrial environments for a large variety
of metallic coatings, ranging from technological to decorative applications. Even if the …

On the thermodynamics and its connection to structure in the Pt-Pd-Cu-Ni-P bulk metallic glass forming system

N Neuber, O Gross, M Frey, B Bochtler, A Kuball… - Acta Materialia, 2021 - Elsevier
Contrary to basic hard sphere structure models, recent studies revealed, significant
structural differences between Pt-Cu-Ni-P and Pd-Cu-Ni-P metallic glass-forming liquids …

[HTML][HTML] CALPHAD-enabled design of metallic glasses with target properties: Gold-based glass for jewellery

OS Houghton, YP Ivanov, NT Panagiotopoulos… - Materials & Design, 2024 - Elsevier
The compositions of current metallic glasses are designed to ensure glass formation, and
they can be far from optimal for intended applications. The composition changes needed to …

On the thermodynamics, kinetics, and sub-Tg relaxations of Mg-based bulk metallic glasses

M Frey, R Busch, W Possart, I Gallino - Acta Materialia, 2018 - Elsevier
The four Mg-based bulk metallic glass forming alloys Mg 59.5 Cu 22.9 Ag 6.6 Gd 11, Mg 61
Cu 28 Gd 11, Mg 54 Cu 28 Ag 7 Y 11, and Mg 65 Cu 25 Y 10 are investigated to gain insight …

[HTML][HTML] In-situ TEM study of the crystallization sequence in a gold-based metallic glass

YP Ivanov, CM Meylan, NT Panagiotopoulos… - Acta Materialia, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The composition Au 49 Ag 5.5 Pd 2.3 Cu 26.9 Si 16.3 (at.%) is of interest as the
basis for the development of gold-based bulk metallic glasses for application in jewellery. In …

The role of Ga addition on the thermodynamics, kinetics, and tarnishing properties of the Au-Ag-Pd-Cu-Si bulk metallic glass forming system

N Neuber, O Gross, M Eisenbart, A Heiss, UE Klotz… - Acta Materialia, 2019 - Elsevier
Effective strategies to improve the tarnishing resistance of the 18 K (karat) gold-based bulk
glass-forming composition Au 49 Ag 5.5 Pd 2.3 Cu 26.9 Si 16.3 were recently found, with the …

[HTML][HTML] Development and optimization of novel sulfur-containing Ti-based bulk metallic glasses and the correlation between primarily crystallizing phases, thermal …

LM Ruschel, B Adam, O Gross, N Neuber… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The effect of sulfur on the glass forming ability, thermal stability and mechanical properties of
the eutectic alloy Ti 33.4 Zr 33.3 Cu 33.3 was investigated by conventional X-ray diffraction …

[HTML][HTML] Pd-and Zr-based bulk metallic glasses for jewellery applications: scratch, wear and tarnish behaviour

OS Houghton, LY Schmitt, UE Klotz, MB Costa… - Materials Science and …, 2025 - Elsevier
For application in luxury goods, attractive features of bulk metallic glasses include good
surface finish, high hardness and thermoplastic formability. Concerns include their scratch …

Bulk metallic glass formation in the (Ti, Zr)–(Ni, Cu)–S system

O Gross, L Ruschel, A Kuball, B Bochtler… - Journal of Physics …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
New bulk glass-forming alloy compositions, exceeding a critical casting thickness of 1 mm,
are developed in the (quasi-ternary)(Ti, Zr)–(Ni, Cu)–S system. The ternary eutectic …

[HTML][HTML] Compositional tuning-induced permanent color adjustment and mechanical properties: binary Cu-Mg colored metallic system

YB Jeong, JT Kim, SH Hong, HD Lee, SY Choi… - Materials & Design, 2019 - Elsevier
Cu-Mg binary alloys consist of a relatively simple mixture of eutectic reactions (L➔ fcc Cu+
MgCu 2). Since they have different color, ie, the copper with L*= 86, a*= 14, b*= 16 and the …