Thermal treatment of Fe73.5Cu1Nb3Si15.5B7 amorphous alloy induces structural
changes, including crystallization of several different phases and subsequent crystal
growth. X-ray diffraction combined with differential scanning calorimetry were
used to investigate these, to determine kinetic parameters and mechanism of
individual steps, and the dimensionality of crystal growth using Matusita-Sakka
method and texture analysis. It was found that after the alloy becomes fully
crystalline, crystal growth of individual phases is, in general, impeded, leading to
decreased dimensionality of growth. However, this does not impact the texture, due
to lack of preferred direction of crystal growth.Physical chemistry 2012 : 11th international conference on fundamental and applied aspects of physical chemistry; Belgrade (Serbia); 24-28 September 201
