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Theory of Large-Scale Plastic Deformation in Amorphous Materials: A Progress Report

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2011

James Langer
James Langer*
Affiliation:
langer@physics.ucsb.edu, University of California, Physics, Broida Hall, Santa Barbara, CA, 93106, United States, 805 893 7597
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Abstract

The goal of recent shear-transformation-zone (STZ) theories has been to construct a phenomenological description of amorphous plasticity that is based on physical principles and molecular models, and yet is simple enough to be useful in predicting the performance of real materials. In reporting progress toward this goal, I focus on the dynamic role played by the effective disorder temperature (a generalization of the free-volume) in controlling relaxation rates and predicting shear-banding instabilities.

Keywords

amorphoussimulationalloy
Type
Research Article
Information
MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 1048: Symposium Z – Bulk Metallic Glasses–2007 , 2007 , 1048-Z01-06
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2008

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