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PHYSICAL REVIEW MATERIALS
Volume 6, Issue 4, Pages -Publisher
AMER PHYSICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevMaterials.6.043603
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- Australian Research Council [DP180101393]
- Australian Research Council Future Fellowship [FT190100484]
- UNSW Scientia Fellowship schemes
- European Research Council under the Advanced Grant INTELHYB -Next Generation of Complex Metallic Materials in Intelligent Hybrid Structures [ERC-2013-ADG-340025]
- Australian Research Council [FT190100484] Funding Source: Australian Research Council
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This study uses nanobeam electron diffraction to reveal the structural changes that occur after deformation in two Zr-based bulk metallic glasses (BMGs). The findings show that heavy deformation leads to an increase in the size of fcc-like medium-range order (MRO) clusters, resulting in local softening of the BMGs.
Bulk metallic glasses (BMGs) naturally have excellent strength and elasticity while structural rejuvenation into higher energy glassy states is often required to improve ductility. However, our understanding of the detailed atomic ordering changes that occur during rejuvenation processes, such as plastic deformation, remains limited. This study utilizes nanobeam electron diffraction in a transmission electron microscope as an effective method to reveal the structural changes that occur after deformation in two Zr-based BMGs. Our findings indicate that heavy deformation from indentation or fracture causes an increase in the size of fcc-like medium-range order (MRO) clusters in a harder icosahedral dominated matrix, which corresponds to local softening of the BMGs. By examining the structure evolution at different points in the fracture process, we reveal that the mechanism of growth of MRO clusters is likely driven by enhanced diffusion from local temperature rise and/or free volume generation rather than deformation-induced nucleation and growth of new MRO sites.
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