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Understanding the effects of Poisson’s ratio on the shear band behavior and plasticity of metallic glasses

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In metallic glasses, a high Poisson’s ratio often corresponds to a large plasticity and ductility. Yet the physics underpinning such a connection is still poorly understood. Here through finite element simulations, we reveal that a high Poisson’s ratio could promote the inhomogeneous stress distribution in metallic glasses. The inhomogeneous stress field could cause earlier nucleation and easier arrest of shear bands, and therefore better plasticity. Experimental results also show a trend of decreasing shear limit with Poisson’s ratio. These findings suggest that the stress inhomogeneity might be a key to understand the effects of Poisson’s ratio and loading condition on the plastic deformation behaviors of metallic glasses.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 51571127 and 51271095), and Tsinghua University Initiative Scientific Research Program (No. 20141081146).

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  1. School of Material Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, People’s Republic of China

    G. N. Yang, S. Q. Chen, J. L. Gu, Y. Shao & K. F. Yao

  2. Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials Processing Technology, Ministry of Education, Beijing, People’s Republic of China

    G. N. Yang, S. Q. Chen, J. L. Gu, Y. Shao & K. F. Yao

  3. Centre for Advanced Structural Materials, Department of Mechanical and Biomechanical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China

    G. N. Yang & B. A. Sun

  4. Institute of Nanosurface Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, People’s Republic of China

    H. Wang

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Yang, G.N., Sun, B.A., Chen, S.Q. et al. Understanding the effects of Poisson’s ratio on the shear band behavior and plasticity of metallic glasses. J Mater Sci 52, 6789–6799 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-017-0917-9

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