Fast surface dynamics enabled cold joining of metallic glasses

J Ma, C Yang, X Liu, B Shang, Q He, F Li, T Wang… - Science …, 2019 - science.org
Design of bulk metallic glasses (BMGs) with excellent properties has been a long-sought
goal in materials science and engineering. The grand challenge has been scaling up the …

On the source of plastic flow in metallic glasses: Concepts and models

WH Wang, Y Yang, TG Nieh, CT Liu - Intermetallics, 2015 - Elsevier
We briefly review the state-of-the-art study on plastic flow in metallic glasses. Especially, we
survey the features and behaviors, percolation, and response of the basic deformation units …

Rejuvenation and plasticization of metallic glass by deep cryogenic cycling treatment

W Guo, R Yamada, J Saida - Intermetallics, 2018 - Elsevier
A Zr-based metallic glass is treated by a cryogenic-to room-temperature cycling treatment
with 30 cycles. Though the structure after treatment maintains its monolithic amorphous …

[HTML][HTML] Tuned critical avalanche scaling in bulk metallic glasses

J Antonaglia, X Xie, G Schwarz, M Wraith, J Qiao… - Scientific reports, 2014 - nature.com
Ingots of the bulk metallic glass (BMG), Zr64. 13Cu15. 75Ni10. 12Al10 in atomic percent
(at.%), are compressed at slow strain rates. The deformation behavior is characterized by …

The dependence of shear modulus on dynamic relaxation and evolution of local structural heterogeneity in a metallic glass

LS Huo, JF Zeng, WH Wang, CT Liu, Y Yang - Acta Materialia, 2013 - Elsevier
Starting from the nanoscale structural heterogeneities intrinsic to metallic glasses (MGs),
here we show that there are two concurrent contributions to their microscale quasi-static …

A scheme for achieving strength-ductility trade-off in metallic glasses

M Li, P Wang, B Malomo, L Yang - International Journal of Plasticity, 2023 - Elsevier
The strength-ductility paradox in structural materials remains a long-standing dilemma in
advanced materials synthesis. Metallic glasses (MGs) that are structural materials of …

Shear avalanches in plastic deformation of a metallic glass composite

X Tong, G Wang, J Yi, JL Ren, S Pauly, YL Gao… - International journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Changes in intermittent shear avalanches during plastic deformation of a Cu 50 Zr
45 Ti 5 (atomic percent) alloy in response to variant structures including fully glassy phase …

Origin of serrated flow in bulk metallic glasses

X Xie, YC Lo, Y Tong, J Qiao, G Wang, S Ogata… - Journal of the …, 2019 - Elsevier
Bulk metallic glasses (BMGs) possess amorphous structure and show unique mechanical
properties, such as extremely high strength and excellent damage tolerance, entitling them …

Yielding and shear banding of metallic glasses

ZY Liu, Y Yang, CT Liu - Acta materialia, 2013 - Elsevier
In this study the yielding and subsequent shear banding evolution process of Zr-, Cu-, Fe-
and Mg-based metallic glasses (MGs) were investigated using carefully designed cyclic …

Fast rejuvenation in bulk metallic glass induced by ultrasonic vibration precompression

Y Lou, X Liu, X Yang, Y Ge, D Zhao, H Wang… - Intermetallics, 2020 - Elsevier
Tuning energy state of metastable bulk metallic glasses (BMGs) is well known significant for
understanding their glass nature and controlling their performances. Using a newly …