Dynamic relaxation is an intrinsic and universal feature of glasses and enables fluctuation
and dissipation to occur, which induces plentiful behaviour, maintains equilibrium, and …

When deformed beyond their elastic limits, crystalline solids flow plastically via particle
rearrangements localized around structural defects. Disordered solids also flow, but without …

Rejuvenation of metallic glasses, bringing them to higher-energy states, is of interest in
improving their plasticity. The mechanisms of rejuvenation are poorly understood, and its …

The mechanical and physical properties of amorphous alloys depend on their time,
temperature, and stress history. Due to their out-of-thermodynamic-equilibrium nature …

Recent researches have shown that metallic glasses (MGs) can be rejuvenated to a more
metastable energy state by thermal or mechanical approaches, which causes a looser …

Complex states in glasses can be neatly expressed by the potential energy landscape
(PEL). However, because PEL is highly multi-dimensional it is difficult to describe how the …

Structural rejuvenation of glasses not only provides fundamental insights into their
complicated dynamics but also extends their practical applications. However, it is formidably …

Highlights•Flash-annealing is applied to create a structurally heterogeneous bulk metallic
glass.•In heterogeneous monolithic bulk metallic glasses shear band formation is …

Room temperature loading of metallic glasses, at stresses below the macroscopic yield
stress, raises their enthalpy and causes creep. Thermal cycling of metallic glasses between …

Structural rejuvenation in metallic glasses by a thermal process (ie through recovery
annealing) was investigated experimentally and theoretically for various alloy compositions …