Structural signature of plastic deformation in metallic glasses

HL Peng, MZ Li, WH Wang - Physical review letters, 2011 - APS
The structure feature of a model CuZr metallic glass during deformation is investigated by
molecular dynamics simulations. A spatially heterogeneous irreversible rearrangement is …

Correlation between the elastic modulus and the intrinsic plastic behavior of metallic glasses: The roles of atomic configuration and alloy composition

YQ Cheng, AJ Cao, E Ma - Acta Materialia, 2009 - Elsevier
Recent reports suggest that Poisson's ratio (ν), or the related ratio of shear modulus G to
bulk modulus B, indicates the potential of metallic glasses (MGs) to sustain plastic strain …

Substantially enhanced homogeneous plastic flow in hierarchically nanodomained amorphous alloys

G Wu, S Liu, Q Wang, J Rao, W Xia, YQ Yan… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
To alleviate the mechanical instability of major shear bands in metallic glasses at room
temperature, topologically heterogeneous structures were introduced to encourage the …

Direct observation of quadrupolar strain fields forming a shear band in metallic glasses

S Kang, D Wang, A Caron, C Minnert… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
For decades, scanning/transmission electron microscopy (S/TEM) techniques have been
employed to analyze shear bands in metallic glasses and understand their formation in …

Plasticity of ductile metallic glasses: a self-organized critical state

BA Sun, HB Yu, W Jiao, HY Bai, DQ Zhao, WH Wang - Physical review letters, 2010 - APS
We report a close correlation between the dynamic behavior of serrated flow and the
plasticity in metallic glasses (MGs) and show that the plastic deformation of ductile MGs can …

Atomic-scale origin of shear band multiplication in heterogeneous metallic glasses

D Şopu, S Scudino, XL Bian, C Gammer, J Eckert - Scripta Materialia, 2020 - Elsevier
Using molecular dynamics simulations, we provide an atomistic description of the shear
band multiplication mechanisms in a heterogeneous metallic glass consisting of two distinct …

Crystallization in additive manufacturing of metallic glasses: A review

H Liu, Q Jiang, J Huo, Y Zhang, W Yang, X Li - Additive Manufacturing, 2020 - Elsevier
Arising from their unique amorphous microstructure, the excellent physical and functional
properties of metallic glasses (MGs) make them promising candidates for many key …

Mechanical properties of bulk metallic glasses

AR Yavari, JJ Lewandowski, J Eckert - Mrs Bulletin, 2007 - cambridge.org
In the absence of dislocation-mediated crystallographic slip, room-temperature deformation
in metallic glasses occurs in thin shear bands initially only∼ 10 nm thick. A sharp drop in …

Understanding of micro-alloying on plasticity in Cu46Zr47− xAl7Dyx (0≤ x≤ 8) bulk metallic glasses under compression: based on mechanical relaxations and …

JC Qiao, Y Yao, JM Pelletier, LM Keer - International Journal of Plasticity, 2016 - Elsevier
Lacking of plasticity at ambient temperature severely hinders the wide applications of bulk
metallic glasses, and a significant challenge is to improve the plasticity. Based on the …

Plastic inorganic thermoelectric materials

P Qiu, T Deng, L Chen, X Shi - Joule, 2024 - cell.com
Thermoelectric (TE) technology provides effective ways for both solid cooling and power
generation without moving parts, whereas its applications are not as extensive as expected …