Xilei Bian, Gang Wang, Qing Wang, et al. Cryogenic-temperature-induced structural transformation of a metallic glass[J]. Materials Research Letters, 2017, 5(4): 284-291.
DOI:
Xilei Bian, Gang Wang, Qing Wang, et al. Cryogenic-temperature-induced structural transformation of a metallic glass[J]. Materials Research Letters, 2017, 5(4): 284-291.DOI: 10.1080/21663831.2016.1263687.
Cryogenic-temperature-induced structural transformation of a metallic glass
BSTRACTThe plasticity of metallic glasses depends largely on the atomic-scale structure. However
the details of the atomic-scale structure
which are responsible for their properties
remain to be clarified. In this study
in-situ
high-energy synchrotron X-ray diffraction and strain-rate jump compression tests at different cryogenic temperatures were carried out. We show that the activation volume of flow units linearly depends on temperature in the non-serrated flow regime. A plausible atomic deformation mechanism is proposed
considering that the activated flow units mediating the plastic flow originate from the medium-range order and transit to the short-range order with decreasing temperature.