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Synergistic effect of crystalline metal on the plasticity of bulk metallic glasses under uniaxial synchro-compression

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2011

Zhen H. Han ,
Lin He ,
Ming B. Zhong ,
Feng Jiang  and
Jun Sun
Lin He*
Affiliation:
State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, People’s Republic of China
Jun Sun
Affiliation:
State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, People’s Republic of China
*
a) Address all correspondence to this author. e-mail: helin@mail.xjtu.edu.cn
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Abstract

A uniaxial synchro-compression test of a cylindrical bulk metallic glass (BMG) specimen along with a crystalline metallic ring having an inner diameter much larger than the specimen’s diameter and thereby without radial confinement on the BMG specimen was performed. The plastic deformation behavior of a conventional Zr65Cu17.5Ni10Al7.5 BMG under synchro-compression with a cupper ring was investigated. It was found that remarkably plastic deformation in the inherently brittle BMG could occur under the uniaxial stress state as the loading area of the cupper ring was sufficiently large, and multiplication of the shear band on the synergistically deformed BMG specimen could be accomplished. The synergistic effect of the crystalline metal on the plastic deformation behavior of the BMG was attributed to the reduced thermal softening extent inside the shear bands that resulted from the restraining effect of the copper ring on the spring-back action of the testing machine.

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AmorphousRapid solidificationStress/strain relationship
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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 24 , Issue 10 , October 2009 , pp. 3099 - 3107
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2009

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