The fragility of Al–Ni-based glass-forming melts

In the original description of fragility, Angell (1988 J. Phys. Chem. Solids 49 863) determined the degree of fragility from the curvature on an Arrhenius plot. This paper discusses a new measurement of the fragility value. The fragility of Al–Ni-based glass-forming melts, which is seldom reported in this field, can be analysed by using data from their viscosity and thermal properties. The fragility is observed to be very high, which is in very good agreement with the low glass-forming ability of Al–Ni-based alloys.