Flow unit perspective on room temperature homogeneous plastic deformation in metallic glasses

Z Lu, W Jiao, WH Wang, HY Bai - Physical review letters, 2014 - APS
A mandrel winding method, which can realize remarkable homogeneous plastic deformation
at room temperature for various metallic glasses, is applied to characterize plastic flow units …

Reversible transition of deformation mode by structural rejuvenation and relaxation in bulk metallic glass

F Meng, K Tsuchiya, S Seiichiro… - Applied Physics Letters, 2012 - pubs.aip.org
A transition of the deformation mode from heterogeneous, localized deformation to
homogeneous deformation was observed in Zr 50 Cu 40 Al 10 bulk metallic glass (BMG) by …

Designing tensile ductility in metallic glasses

B Sarac, J Schroers - Nature communications, 2013 - nature.com
Effectiveness of a second phase in metallic glass heterostructures to improve mechanical
properties varies widely. Unfortunately, methods to fabricate such heterostructures like …

Dynamic mechanical relaxation and thermal creep of high-entropy La30Ce30Ni10Al20Co10 bulk metallic glass

LT Zhang, YJ Duan, D Crespo, E Pineda… - Science China Physics …, 2021 - Springer
Dynamic mechanical relaxation is a fundamental tool to understand the mechanical and
physical properties of viscoelastic materials like glasses. Mechanical spectroscopy shows …

Origin of large plasticity and multiscale effects in iron-based metallic glasses

B Sarac, YP Ivanov, A Chuvilin, T Schöberl… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
The large plasticity observed in newly developed monolithic bulk metallic glasses under
quasi-static compression raises a question about the contribution of atomic scale effects …

High-entropy metallic glasses

WH Wang - Jom, 2014 - Springer
The high-entropy alloys are defined as solid-solution alloys containing five or more than five
principal elements in equal or near-equal atomic percent. The concept of high mixing …

Hierarchical nanostructured aluminum alloy with ultrahigh strength and large plasticity

G Wu, C Liu, L Sun, Q Wang, B Sun, B Han… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
High strength and high ductility are often mutually exclusive properties for structural metallic
materials. This is particularly important for aluminum (Al)-based alloys which are widely …

Propagation dynamics of individual shear bands during inhomogeneous flow in a Zr-based bulk metallic glass

R Maaß, D Klaumünzer, JF Löffler - Acta Materialia, 2011 - Elsevier
In this study, shear-band propagation during serrated and non-serrated flow of a bulk
metallic Zr52. 2Ti5Cu17. 9Ni14. 6Al10 (Vit105) glass was investigated. It was found that …

Fundamental links between shear transformation, β relaxation, and string-like motion in metallic glasses

ZY Zhou, Y Sun, L Gao, YJ Wang, HB Yu - Acta Materialia, 2023 - Elsevier
Plastic deformation and relaxation dynamics are two major topics in glass physics.
Secondary (β) relaxation has been assumed to be a relevant plastic mechanism in …

Critical fictive temperature for plasticity in metallic glasses

G Kumar, P Neibecker, YH Liu, J Schroers - Nature communications, 2013 - nature.com
A long-sought goal in metallic glasses is to impart ductility without conceding their strength
and elastic limit. The rational design of tough metallic glasses, however, remains …