42 research outputs found
Shear banding in metallic glasses described by alignments of Eshelby quadrupoles
Plastic deformation of metallic glasses performed well below the glass
transition temperature leads to the formation of shear bands as a result of
shear localization. It is believed that shear banding originates from
individual stress concentrators having quadrupolar symmetry. To elucidate the
underlying mechanisms of shear band formation, microstructural investigations
were carried out on sheared zones using transmission electron microscopy. Here
we show evidence of a characteristic signature present in shear bands
manifested in the form of sinusoidal density variations. We present an
analytical solution for the observed post-deformation state derived from
continuum mechanics using an alignment of quadrupolar stress field
perturbations for the plastic events. Since we observe qualitatively similar
features for three different types of metallic glasses that span the entire
range of characteristic properties of metallic glasses, we conclude that the
reported deformation behavior is generic for all metallic glasses, and thus has
far-reaching consequences for the deformation behavior of amorphous solids in
general
Influence of Crystalline Nanoprecipitates on Shear-Band Propagation in Cu-Zr Based Metallic Glasses
The interaction of shear bands with crystalline nanoprecipitates in
Cu-Zr-based metallic glasses is investigated by a combination of
high-resolution TEM imaging and molecular-dynamics computer simulations. Our
results reveal different interaction mechanisms: Shear bands can dissolve
precipitates, can wrap around crystalline obstacles, or can be blocked
depending on size and density of the precipitates. If the crystalline phase has
a low yield strength, we also observe slip transfer through the precipitate.
Based on the computational results and experimental findings, a qualitative
mechanism map is proposed that categorizes the various processes as a function
of the critical stress for dislocation nucleation, precipitate size, and
distance.Comment: 16 pages, 15 figure
A comparison of in- and ex-situ shear bands in metallic glass by transmission electron microsopy
Plastic deformation of metallic glasses performed at temperatures well below
the glass transition proceeds via the formation of shear bands. In this
contribution shear bands originating from in situ tensile tests of
AlYFe melt-spun ribbons conducted in a transmission electron
microscope are compared with ones which had formed ex situ during cold rolling.
The observed contrasts for shear bands generated in situ at the edges of thin
electron-transparent foils are shown to be related to a meniscus-like foil
thickness reduction. In comparison with ex situ samples, alternating contrast
changes due to volume changes are missing and the shear band width is a factor
of 15 larger. The meniscus-like shear band profile is accounted for by the thin
foil allowing volume increase due to shear deformation to annihilate via the
free surfaces of the thin foil and the sheared zones to widen.Comment: submitted to Scripta Materiali
In Situ Generated Shear Bands in Metallic Glass Investigated by Atomic Force and Analytical Transmission Electron Microscopy
Plastic deformation of metallic glasses performed at temperatures well below the glass transition proceeds via the formation of shear bands. In this contribution, we investigated shear bands originating from in situ tensile tests of Al88Y7Fe5 melt-spun ribbons performed under a transmission electron microscope. The observed contrasts of the shear bands were found to be related to a thickness reduction rather than to density changes. This result should alert the community of the possibility of thickness changes occurring during in situ shear band formation that may affect interpretation of shear band properties such as the local density. The observation of a spearhead-like shear front suggests a propagation front mechanism for shear band initiation here
Differences in structure and dynamics of ternary Pd–Ni-based bulk metallic glasses containing sulfur or phosphorous
The composition PdNiS has been shown to be the best glass former in the family of recently discovered glass forming PdNiS alloys. In this study, this sample system was systematically investigated using fluctuation- and correlation electron microscopy of which the results are compared to a PdNiP bulk metallic glass that serves as a model system for metallic glasses. Strong differences in the local atomic correlations beyond the short-range order were observed, which are assumed to be a reason for their discrepancy in thermal stability. The relaxation dynamics at room temperature revealed faster dynamics in the sulfur-containing PdNiS glass