Transformation-mediated ductility in CuZr-based bulk metallic glasses

Nature Materials

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 473-477

  Pauly, S ^a   Gorantla, S ^a   Wang, G ^a   Kuhn U ^a   Eckert, J ^a,b  

^a IFW DRESDEN   (Germany)

^b DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; DUCTILITY; GLASS; HARDENING; NANOCRYSTALS; PLASTIC DEFORMATION; SHEAR BANDS; STRAIN HARDENING; STRAIN RATE;

BULK METALLIC GLASS; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; HIGH STRAIN RATES; QUASI-STATIC LOADING; SHEAR SOFTENING; STRUCTURAL HETEROGENEITY; TENSILE DEFORMATION; TENSILE DUCTILITY;

METALLIC GLASS;

EID: 77953851576     PISSN: 14761122     EISSN: 14764660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nmat2767     Document Type: Article

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