The Journal of
the Korean Journal of Metals and Materials

The Journal of
the Korean Journal of Metals and Materials

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  • pISSN : 1738-8228
  • eISSN : 2288-8241

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Title Plasticity of Amorphous Alloys: 2. Inhomogeneous Deformation
Authors 박경원(Kyoung Won Park); 이창면(Chang Myeon Lee); 이재철(Jae Chul Lee)
Page pp.773-785
ISSN 1738-8228(ISSN), 2288-8241(eISSN)
Keywords amorphous alloy; free volume; inhomogeneous deformation; shear Localization; plasticity
Abstract Studies of a number of Cu-Zr amorphous alloys have demonstrated that those exhibiting greater plastic strain during homogeneous deformation at room temperature show lower global plasticity associated with inhomogeneous deformation in a typical compression test. Using a combination of experiments and molecular dynamics simulations, we clarify this seeming paradox between the homogeneous and inhomogeneous deformation by exploring the microstructural aspects in view of the structural disordering, disorder-induced softening, and shear localization and relate these findings to the global plasticity of bulk amorphous alloys. Additional analyses were conducted to derive a simple structural parameter that allows the prediction of the global plasticity of bulk amorphous alloys.