Salt Spray Corrosion Performance Associated with the Glass Forming Ability of the FeCo-Based Bulk Metallic Glasses

For the bulk amorphous Fe24+xCo24-xCr15Mo14C15B6Y2(X=0, 2, 4, 6 and 17) alloy, the corresponding corrosion properties associated with glass forming ability (GFA) have been carried out. Neutral salt spray corrosion test results show that the Fe28Co20Cr15Mo14C15B6Y2 alloy has the minimum corrosion rate, followed by Fe26Co22Cr15Mo14C15B6Y2, Fe24Co24Cr15Mo14C15B6Y2, Fe30Co18Cr15Mo14C15B6Y2, Fe41Co7Cr15Mo14C15B6Y2 and Ti6Al4V alloys. Specifically, the Fe28Co20Cr15Mo14C15B6Y2 alloy with the highest GFA also has the best corrosion resistance. With the increasing of Co addition, the corrosion resistance of the FeCo-based bulk metallic glasses is first increases and then decreases, which has the same trend of GFA with the change of Co elements. Furthermore, corrosion morphology are different for FeCo-based BMGs with different Co content.