Structure and properties of an amorphous nickel–titanium alloy after explosive compaction

X-ray phase, differential-thermal, and thermogravimetric analyses are employed to study the action of shock-wave loading on the state of Ni$_{50}$Ti$_{50}$ amorphous alloy produced by synthesis using mechanical activation. It is shown that, on the one hand, shock-wave loading leads to additional disordering of the amorphous matrix, and, on the other hand, it improves the structure of microcrystals of the crystalline constituent of the Ni$_{50}$Ti$_{50}$ amorphous alloy.