CHAPTER 1 Introduction References CHAPTER 2 Making of metallic glasses and applications 2.1 Applications of metallic glasses Aerospace and beyond Protective shield Application as compliant mechanisms Application as gears Application as mirrors Application to corrosion resistance Application to solar wind collection Application as magnetic sensors Application as super-conducting sensors Biological applications of metallic glasses Recent developments of metallic glasses as biomaterials Mg60Zn35Cas alloy Ti40Cu36Pd14Zr10 alloy Non-degradable metallic glasses (Ti-, Zr-, Fe-, Pt-based MGs) Zr-based metallic glasses Fe-based metallic glasses Pt-based metallic glasses Mg-, Zn-, Ca-, Sr-based metallic glasses Metallic glass transformers Sporting equipment and personal items Optical, magnetic, and electrical Amorphous silicon solar cells Jewellery Metallic plasticine Rewritable DVDs Manufacturing process How the material functions in a system References 2.2 Making metallic glasses Casting into a mold Spinning wheel method High-pressure torsion Ti-Ni alloy Fe78B8.5SigP4.5 alloy ZrTiNiCu alloy Ball milling Cold rolling References CHAPTER 3 Solidification 3.1 Solidification by crystallization Liquid �� solid transformation by crystallization Nucleation Nucleation phenomenon and physical process Nucleation kinetics Embryos, nuclei, and critical size Temperature dependence of nucleation Structural dependence of nucleation Crystal growth Viscosity Kinetics of crystallization Assumptions for isothermal crystallization Homogeneous nucleation and spherical growth Instantaneous heterogeneous nucleation and spherical growth Random nucleation and surface growth Random nucleation and diffusion controlled spherical growth Microstructure of solidified metals Stereology of micro-structures Analysis of the KJMA equation Temperature dependence of the crystallization rate References 3.2 Solidification of glass The process Use of the terms ��amorphous�� and ��glass�� Variety of glasses Three characteristics common to all glasses Diffuse halo X-ray scattering pattern Step at Tg on DSC curve Gradient change at Tg in dilatometry Relationship between cooling rate and vitrification TTT diagram for aluminium Continuous cooling transformation (CCT) diagrams Brief history of metallic glasses Glass-forming ability Reduced glass transition temperature Fragility The cage effect References CHAPTER 4 Characterization of metallic glasses CHAPTER 5 Models of structure CHAPTER 6 Magnetic properties of amorphous metallic alloys CHAPTER 7 Elasticity of metallic gasses CHAPTER 8 Introduction to anelastic deformation CHAPTER 9 Plastic deformation and yield strength of metals CHAPTER 10 Fracture mechanics of metallic glasses APPENDIX A Thermodynamics of a system INDEX