solid-state amorphizing reaction

solid-state amorphizing reaction

[′säl·əd ¦stāt ə′mȯr‚fīz·iŋ rē′ak·shən] (metallurgy) An interdiffusion reaction that takes place at constant temperature over long periods of time at a clean, oxide-free boundary between two crystalline metals that have a large chemical affinity, and results in the formation of an amorphous alloy of the two metals (a metallic glass).