Atomic-scale mechanisms of tension-compression asymmetry in a metallic glass
Atomic-scale mechanisms of tension-compression asymmetry in a metallic glass
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金属玻璃中拉压不对称的原子尺度机制
DOI:
10.1016/j.actamat.2012.11.054
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发表时间:
2013-04-01
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影响因子:
9.4
通讯作者:
Jiang, J. Z.
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作者:
Chen, L. Y.;Li, B. Z.;Jiang, J. Z.
Materials exhibit a tension-compression asymmetry in terms of plasticity. This phenomenon is usually interpreted by continuum mechanics, which neglects the stress-induced structure change. Here we investigated the structure change of a metallic glass of Zr46.5CU45 Al7Ti1.5 (in at.%) under both tensile and compressive stresses by in situ loading and high-energy X-ray scattering. A relationship between the stress-induced structure change and the extraordinary tension-compression asymmetry of plasticity in the metallic glass is presented. Another interesting phenomenon is that the metallic glass also exhibits tension-compression asymmetry in terms of crystallization. The influence of the stress-induced structure change on the crystallization behavior of metallic glasses is discussed. The results obtained here reveal the structure evolution of a metallic glass under both tensile and compressive stresses, and might provide a new perspective on the tension-compression asymmetry in the structure of amorphous solids. (c) 2012 Acta Materialia Inc. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.