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Compressive properties of bulk metallic glass with small aspect ratio

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 March 2011

F.F. Wu ,
Z.F. Zhang  and
S.X. Mao
F.F. Wu
Affiliation:
Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China
Z.F. Zhang*
Affiliation:
Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China
S.X. Mao
Affiliation:
Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China; and Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15261
*
a) Address all correspondence to this author. e-mail: zhfzhang@imr.ac.cn
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Abstract

The quasi-static compressive deformation behavior of a Vitreloy 1 bulk metallic glass (BMG) with an aspect ratio of 0.25 was investigated. It is found that the friction and the confinement at the specimen–loading platen interface will cause the dramatic increase in the compressive load, leading to higher compressive strength. In particular, the BMG specimens show great plastic-deformation ability, and plenty of interacted, deflected, wavy, or branched shear bands were observed on the surfaces after plastic deformation. The formation of the strongly interacted, deflected, wavy, or branched shear bands can be attributed to the triaxial stress state in the glassy specimens with a very small aspect ratio.

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AlloyAmorphousDuctility
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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 22 , Issue 2 , September 2006 , pp. 501 - 507
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2007

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