Instrumented indentation study of plastic deformation in bulk metallic glasses

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 75-81

  Li, W H ^a   Zhang, T H ^b   Xing, D M ^b   Wei, B C ^b   Wang, Y R ^b   Dong, Y D ^a  

^a Shanghai University   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF MECHANICS   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER ALLOYS; INDENTATION; LANTHANUM ALLOYS; MAGNESIUM ALLOYS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MORPHOLOGY; NICKEL ALLOYS; PLASTIC DEFORMATION; ZIRCONIUM ALLOYS;

BULK METALLIC GLASSES; LOAD-DISPLACEMENT CURVES; MICRO-PLASTIC DEFORMATION; NANOINDENTATION;

METALLIC GLASS;

EID: 33644530672     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2006.0037     Document Type: Article

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