Extra plasticity governed by shear band deflection in gradient metallic glasses

Yao Tang; Haofei Zhou; Haiming Lu; Xiaodong Wang; Qingping Cao; Dongxian Zhang; Wei Yang; Jian-Zhong Jiang

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-29821-4

Nature Communications (Apr 2022)

Extra plasticity governed by shear band deflection in gradient metallic glasses

Yao Tang,
Haofei Zhou,
Haiming Lu,
Xiaodong Wang,
Qingping Cao,
Dongxian Zhang,
Wei Yang,
Jian-Zhong Jiang

Affiliations

Yao Tang: International Center for New-Structured Materials (ICNSM), Zhejiang University
Haofei Zhou: International Center for New-Structured Materials (ICNSM), Zhejiang University
Haiming Lu: Center for X-mechanics, Department of Engineering Mechanics, Zhejiang University
Xiaodong Wang: International Center for New-Structured Materials (ICNSM), Zhejiang University
Qingping Cao: International Center for New-Structured Materials (ICNSM), Zhejiang University
Dongxian Zhang: International Center for New-Structured Materials (ICNSM), Zhejiang University
Wei Yang: Center for X-mechanics, Department of Engineering Mechanics, Zhejiang University
Jian-Zhong Jiang: International Center for New-Structured Materials (ICNSM), Zhejiang University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-29821-4
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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Materials with controlled structural gradient have gained attention due to their unique combinations of properties. Here the authors report strategies to design controllable gradients in bulk metallic glasses, demonstrating extra plasticity and suppression of shear localization.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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