On the effect of microalloying on the mechanical properties of metallic glasses

Oleg Gendelman, Ashwin Joy, Pankaj Mishra, Itamar Procaccia, Konrad Samwer

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Abstract

"Microalloying", which refers to the addition of small concentrations of a foreign metal to a given metallic glass, has been used extensively in recent years in attempts to improve the mechanical properties of these glasses. The results are haphazard and nonsystematic. In this paper we provide a microscopic theory of the effect of microalloying, exposing the delicate consequences of this procedure and the large parameter space which needs to be controlled. In particular we consider two very similar models which exhibit opposite trends for the change of the shear modulus, and explain the origins of this difference as displayed in the various microscopic structures and properties.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)209-215
Number of pages7
JournalActa Materialia
Volume63
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Jan 2014

Keywords

  • Amorphous solids
  • Mechanical properties
  • Metallic glasses
  • Microalloying
  • Shear modulus

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Ceramics and Composites
  • Polymers and Plastics
  • Metals and Alloys

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