Deformation of metallic glasses: Recent developments in theory, simulations, and experiments

TC Hufnagel, CA Schuh, ML Falk - Acta Materialia, 2016 - Elsevier
We review recent research into elastic and plastic deformation of metallic glasses, with an
emphasis on making connections between developments in theory and simulation (largely …

Shear bands in metallic glasses

AL Greer, YQ Cheng, E Ma - Materials Science and Engineering: R: Reports, 2013 - Elsevier
Shear-banding is a ubiquitous plastic-deformation mode in materials. In metallic glasses,
shear bands are particularly important as they play the decisive role in controlling plasticity …

Plasticity in small-sized metallic systems: Intrinsic versus extrinsic size effect

JR Greer, JTM De Hosson - Progress in Materials Science, 2011 - Elsevier
A material strength depends on its microstructure, which in turn, is controlled by an
engineering process. Strengthening mechanisms like work hardening, precipitate, and grain …

Transition from a strong-yet-brittle to a stronger-and-ductile state by size reduction of metallic glasses

D Jang, JR Greer - Nature materials, 2010 - nature.com
Amorphous metallic alloys, or metallic glasses, are lucrative engineering materials owing to
their superior mechanical properties such as high strength and large elastic strain. However …

Bulk metallic glass: the smaller the better

G Kumar, A Desai, J Schroers - Advanced materials, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Bulk metallic glasses (BMGs) are strong, highly elastic, and resistant to wear but still find
limited utility due to their macroscopic brittle nature, high costs, and difficulty of processing …

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 …

Effects of size on the mechanical response of metallic glasses investigated through in situ TEM bending and compression experiments

CQ Chen, YT Pei, JTM De Hosson - Acta Materialia, 2010 - Elsevier
Quantitative bending and compression tests on micropillars made of two different
amorphous alloys, with tip diameters ranging from 93 to 645nm, are performed in situ in a …

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 …

Effect of ion irradiation on tensile ductility, strength and fictive temperature in metallic glass nanowires

DJ Magagnosc, G Kumar, J Schroers, P Felfer… - Acta Materialia, 2014 - Elsevier
Ion irradiation of thermoplastically molded Pt 57.5 Cu 14.3 Ni 5.7 P 22.5 metallic glass
nanowires is used to study the relationship between glass structure and tensile behavior …

Nanoindentation for probing the mechanical behavior of molecular crystals–a review of the technique and how to use it

U Ramamurty, J Jang - CrystEngComm, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Nanoindentation is a technique which can be used to measure the mechanical properties of
materials with high precision, even when they are only available in small quantities. As a …