Length scale effects on the shear localization process in metallic glasses: A theoretical and computational study

Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids

Volumn 59, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1552-1575

  Thamburaja, P ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Finite element method; Metallic glass; Non local constitutive theory; Strain localization; Viscoplasticity

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL STUDIES; CONSTITUTIVE THEORY; FINITE ELEMENT SIMULATIONS; FINITE-ELEMENT PROGRAMS; HOMOGENEOUS DEFORMATION; LENGTH SCALE EFFECTS; MICROFORCES; NANO-SIZED; NON-LOCAL INTERACTIONS; NONLOCAL; PLASTIC SHEARING; SAMPLE SIZES; SAMPLE VOLUME; SHEAR LOCALIZATIONS; STRAIN LOCALIZATION; STRAIN-GRADIENT PLASTICITY; STRONG COUPLING; SUBMICRON;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONSTITUTIVE MODELS; DEFORMATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GLASS; PLASTICITY; SAMPLING; SHEAR FLOW; SUBROUTINES;

METALLIC GLASS;

EID: 79957943032     PISSN: 00225096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmps.2011.04.018     Document Type: Article

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