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Strain Localization in a Molecular-Dynamics Model of a Metallic Glass

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 February 2011

Michael L. Falk  and
Yunfeng Shi
Michael L. Falk
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109–2136, U.S.A.
Yunfeng Shi
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109–2136, U.S.A.
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Abstract

Molecular dynamics simulations of a two-dimensional amorphous solid exhibit strain localization when loaded in uniaxial tension with free boundaries. The degree of localization depends sensitively on the rate of loading and on the existence of surface defects. Regions of both dilation and contraction arise during the shear band slip process. These dilation and contraction events correspond to dynamic free-volume generation and annihilation during shear. Correlations of the dilation and contraction of the material reveal a length scale of 1–4 atomic diameters associated with this physical process. Dilation is observed to result in nanometer scale cavitation.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 754: Symposium CC – Supercooled Liquids, Glass Transition and Bulk Metallic Glasses , 2002 , CC6.20
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2003

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