X－raydiffraction(XRD)anddifferentialscanningcalorimetry(DSC)wereemployedtoinvestigatetheinfluenceofNicontentonthecrystallizationofamorphousZr70Cu30-xNix(atomfrationin%)alloys,ExperimentalresultsshowthatwiththeNicontentincreasingtheactivationenergiesforcrystallizationofamorphousZr70Cu30-xNixalloysincreasecorrespondingly,indicatingthatthethermalstabilityisgreatlyimproved.AlltheDSCtracesofamorphousZr70Cu30-xNixalloysexhibittwoexothermicpeaks,suggestingthatthecrystallizationprocessviaadouble-stageticles,whilethesecondonecorrespondstotheprecipitaionofnano-scaleZr2Niphaseandcrystallizationofresidualamporphousphase,ThemechanismonthecrystallizationofamorphousZr70Cu30-xNixalloyswasdiscussed.
