Enhancing ductility in bulk metallic glasses by straining during cooling

Rodrigo Miguel Ojeda Mota; Ethen Thomas Lund; Sungwoo Sohn; David John Browne; Douglas Clayton Hofmann; Stefano Curtarolo; Axel van de Walle; Jan Schroers

doi:10.1038/s43246-021-00127-0

Communications Materials (Feb 2021)

Enhancing ductility in bulk metallic glasses by straining during cooling

Rodrigo Miguel Ojeda Mota,
Ethen Thomas Lund,
Sungwoo Sohn,
David John Browne,
Douglas Clayton Hofmann,
Stefano Curtarolo,
Axel van de Walle,
Jan Schroers

Affiliations

Rodrigo Miguel Ojeda Mota: Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Yale University
Ethen Thomas Lund: Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Yale University
Sungwoo Sohn: Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Yale University
David John Browne: School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, University College Dublin
Douglas Clayton Hofmann: Department of Applied Physics and Materials Science, California Institute of Technology
Stefano Curtarolo: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Physics and Chemistry, Duke University
Axel van de Walle: School of Engineering, Brown University
Jan Schroers: Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Yale University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s43246-021-00127-0
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Bulk metallic glasses typically display limited ductility. Here, straining a bulk metallic glass during cooling from the supercooled region is shown to enhance bending ductility, attributed to the structure being pulled up the potential energy landscape.

Published in Communications Materials

ISSN: 2662-4443 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Technology: Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering: Materials of engineering and construction. Mechanics of materials
Website: https://www.nature.com/commsmat/

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