Mechancial properties of amorphous alloys: In the framework of the microstructure heterogeneity

QIAO Jichao; ZHANG Langting; TONG Yu; LYU Guojian; HAO Qi; TAO Kai

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Qiao J C, Zhang L T, Tong Y, Lyu G J, Hao Q, Tao K. Mechancial properties of amorphous alloys: In the framework of the microstructure heterogeneity. Advances in Mechanics, 2022, 52(1): 117-152 doi: 10.6052/1000-0992-21-038

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Qiao J C, Zhang L T, Tong Y, Lyu G J, Hao Q, Tao K. Mechancial properties of amorphous alloys: In the framework of the microstructure heterogeneity. Advances in Mechanics, 2022, 52(1): 117-152 doi: 10.6052/1000-0992-21-038

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Mechancial properties of amorphous alloys: In the framework of the microstructure heterogeneity

doi: 10.6052/1000-0992-21-038 cstr: 32046.14.1000-0992-21-038

School of Mechanics, Civil Engineering and Architecture, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an 710072, China

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Received Date: 2021-07-05
Accepted Date: 2021-12-31

Available Online: 2022-01-05

Publish Date: 2022-03-21

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The intrinsic structural heterogeneities of amorphous alloys are closely related to the thermodynamics and dynamical behavior, such as relaxation/crystallization, glass transition phenomenon and plastic deformation. However, the structural information is submerged into the meta-stable disordered long-range structure, which made it very difficult to explore the structural heterogeneities of amorphous alloys. Specificlly, the correlation between the microstructural heterogeneity and mechanical properties of amorphous alloys is one of important scientific issues. The current paper reviews the structural heterogeneity of dynamics into the amorphous alloys from the time-scale point of view and inspected the relaxation of structure with various spatial scales. From the perspective of experimental results, theoretical analysis and numerical simulations, the correlation between heterogeneous structure and the dynamic relaxations, deformation mechanisms, mechanical properties and dynamic characteristics were discussed. Finally, we discuss the further development of structural heterogeneity of amorphous alloys.
- amorphous alloy,
- microstructural heterogeneity,
- mechanical stimulation,
- structural relaxation,
- mechanical property

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