Substantially enhanced plasticity of bulk metallic glasses by densifying local atomic packing

Y Wu, D Cao, Y Yao, G Zhang, J Wang, L Liu… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Introducing regions of looser atomic packing in bulk metallic glasses (BMGs) was reported to
facilitate plastic deformation, rendering BMGs more ductile at room temperature. Here, we …

Influence of oxidation on structure, performance, and application of metallic glasses

M Zhang, T Huang, J Zhang, L Deng… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Owing to their unique structure and outstanding properties, metallic glasses are a novel
class of structural and functional materials with vast application prospects. However, the …

Atomistic simulations of nanoindentation on nanoglasses: effects of grain size and gradient microstructure on the mechanical properties

S Yuan, PS Branicio - Intermetallics, 2023 - Elsevier
The use of nanoglass (NG) microstructures has been shown as an effective strategy to
improve the ductility of rather brittle metallic glass alloys. To evaluate the effects of grain size …

Clustering-mediated enhancement of glass-forming ability and plasticity in oxygen-minor-alloyed Zr-Cu metallic glasses

J Wang, X Liu, Y Wu, H Wang, D Ma, Z Lu - Acta Materialia, 2023 - Elsevier
A better metallic glass (MG) is usually more brittle as if there exists a tradeoff between glass-
forming ability (GFA) and plasticity. However, recent experiments show that GFA and …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of pore diameter and B2–NiTi crystal on plasticity of amorphous Ni–Ti alloy based on molecular dynamics simulation

Y Zhou, Y Liang, L Zhou, Z Tian, Q Chen… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
The poor plasticity of metallic glasses (MGs) limits its applicability as engineering materials.
Therefore, it is particularly important to find ways to improve the plasticity of metallic glasses …

[HTML][HTML] Recent progress and future directions in nanoglass materials: A deep insight into synthesis, characterization, and application

A Mishra, MA Frechero, A Caron, PK Singh… - Nanotechnology and …, 2025 - pubs.aip.org
This review article provides a comprehensive examination of the most recent advances in
research on nanoglasses, including the methods used to create these materials, their …

Excess free volume and structural properties of inert gas condensation synthesized nanoparticles based CuZr nanoglasses

K Zheng, S Yuan, H Hahn, PS Branicio - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Nanoglass (NG) as a new structure-tunable material has been investigated using both
experiments and computational modeling. Experimentally, inert gas condensation (IGC) is …

Atomistic simulation on the mechanical properties of diffusion bonded Zr-Cu metallic glasses with oxidized interfaces

T Li, G Zheng - Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 2021 - Springer
A novel welding technique of diffusion bonding for Zr-Cu metallic glass with pre-oxidized
surfaces is proposed in this study, which is systematically investigated by molecular …

Effect of nanoglass grain size investigated by a mesoscale variable characteristic strain model

CJ Yeh, CW Huang, YC Lo, S Ogata, DY Li… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Severe shear localization in metallic glasses (MGs) significantly limits their mechanical
performance. Nanoglass (NG), composed of heterogeneous glassy domains created by …

Heterogeneous microstructure of Zr46Cu46Al8 nanoglasses studied by quantifying glass-glass interfaces

SD Feng, L Li, YD Liu, LM Wang, RP Liu - Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Heterogeneous microstructure of Zr 46 Cu 46 Al 8 nanoglasses was studied by
molecular dynamics simulation. Glass-glass interfaces in nanoglasses could be told apart by …