“Ductile” Fracture of Metallic Glass Nanolaminates
Abstract
Most metallic glasses are brittle as deformation induces low‐density sporadic shear bands and severe shear localization proceeding catastrophic failure. Here, it is demonstrated that the introduction of crystalline nanolayers with appropriate dimension can substantially suppress shear localization in metallic glasses, as manifested by ubiquitous ductile dimples in amorphous phase. Furthermore, dimple sizes can be tailored by tuning the dimension of layer thickness. Additionally unlike instantaneous crack propagation occurring in most metallic glasses, crack propagation occurs in a highly periodic and “zigzag” fashion, and shows clear size dependence for metallic glass nanolaminates. Thus, it is a promising approach to promote ductility in metallic glasses while maintaining high strength by synthesizing metallic glass nanolaminates with certain layer thickness. Molecular dynamics simulations demonstrate that crystalline/amorphous interfaces can block crack propagation in crystalline layers and delocalize strain in amorphous layers, and suggest that “zigzag” crack propagation could be achieved through dislocation slips in crystalline layers.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Aug 03, 2017
- Source ID
- 10.1002/admi.201700510
Entities
People
- Haiyan Wang
- Jian Wang
- Jin Li
- Jun Lou
- Qiang Li
- Sichuang Xue
- Xinghang Zhang
- Yingchao Yang
- Zhe Fan
Organizations
- Nebraska Center for Energy Sciences Research, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
- Office of Basic Energy Sciences
- Office of Naval Research
- Purdue University
- Rice University
- University of Nebraska–Lincoln