Abstract
Indented metallic glasses at the nanoscale deform via strain bursts. Conventional continuum descriptions are not appropriate for such highly stochastic, intermittent deformations. In this study, after a statistical analysis of strain bursts in five metallic glasses, the dependence of the cut-off of the strain burst size on deformation units and loading rate is established. For soft metallic glasses with smaller deformation units, cut-off of the strain burst size truncates the scale-free behavior at larger strain burst sizes. For hard metallic glasses, scale-free behavior occurs in a wide range of strain burst sizes.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 101907 |
Journal | Applied Physics Letters |
Volume | 103 |
Issue number | 10 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2 Sept 2013 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)