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 language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 209-215 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Acta Materialia |
Volume | 63 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 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