Enhancing ductility in bulk metallic glasses by straining during cooling

Bulk metallic glasses typically display limited ductility. Here, straining a bulk metallic glass during cooling from the supercooled region is shown to enhance bending ductility, attributed to the structure being pulled up the potential energy landscape.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Rodrigo Miguel Ojeda Mota, Ethen Thomas Lund, Sungwoo Sohn, David John Browne, Douglas Clayton Hofmann, Stefano Curtarolo, Axel van de Walle, Jan Schroers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-02-01
Series:Communications Materials
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s43246-021-00127-0