Y. Liu, J. Jian, J.H. Lee, et al. Repetitive Ultra-low Stress Induced Nanocrystallization in Amorphous Cu‒Zr‒Al Alloy Evidenced by in situ Nanoindentation[J]. Materials Research Letters, 2014, 2(4): 209-216.
DOI:
Y. Liu, J. Jian, J.H. Lee, et al. Repetitive Ultra-low Stress Induced Nanocrystallization in Amorphous Cu‒Zr‒Al Alloy Evidenced by in situ Nanoindentation[J]. Materials Research Letters, 2014, 2(4): 209-216.DOI: 10.1080/21663831.2014.911778.
Repetitive Ultra-low Stress Induced Nanocrystallization in Amorphous Cu‒Zr‒Al Alloy Evidenced by in situ Nanoindentation
Stress driven nucleation of nanocrystals in amorphous alloys has been a subject of intensive debate in the past decade.
It has long been postulated that nanocrystals form succeeding the occurrence of shear bands in deformed amorphous alloys. In this study
we show
via
in situ
nanoindentation of amorphous Cu
44
Zr
44
Al
12
alloy in a transmission electron microscope that the formation of nanocrystals occurred at an ultra-low stress of 0.25 GPa in the elastic deformation regime
accompanied by load-drops without evidence of shear bands. Furthermore
during successive loading
repetitive nanocrystal nucleation events were observed
and the stress required for nucleation kept on increasing to ∼0.54 GPa
implying the occurrence of a ‘hardening’ effect in the amorphous alloy. This study provides direct evidence to advance our understanding on deformation-induced nanocrystallization of amorphous alloys.
Abstract
Stress driven nucleation of nanocrystals in amorphous alloys has been a subject of intensive debate in the past decade. It has long been postulated that nanocrystals form succeeding the occurrence of shear bands in deformed amorphous alloys. In this study
we show
via
in situ
nanoindentation of amorphous Cu
44
Zr
44
Al
12
alloy in a transmission electron microscope that the formation of nanocrystals occurred at an ultra-low stress of 0.25 GPa in the elastic deformation regime
accompanied by load-drops without evidence of shear bands. Furthermore
during successive loading
repetitive nanocrystal nucleation events were observed
and the stress required for nucleation kept on increasing to ∼0.54 GPa
implying the occurrence of a ‘hardening’ effect in the amorphous alloy. This study provides direct evidence to advance our understanding on deformation-induced nanocrystallization of amorphous alloys.