LOCAL ORDER IN Fe-B METALLIC GLASSES STUDIED BY HIGH-RESOLUTION NEUTRON DIFFRACTION

Abstract
The structure factor of amorphous Fe-B system for 14-25 at% boron was measured by pulsed neutron diffraction up to 230 nm-1 resulting in high resolution in the distribution function. The first neighbour Fe-B and Fe-Fe distances, the width of their distributions and the coordination numbers are derived. The results are interpreted by quasi-crystalline model calculations