摘要
Intensive power ultrasound is introduced to Zr46.75Cu46.75Al6.5bulk metallic glass(BMG)as an easy-procurable,non-destructive physical method to modulate its atomic rearrangement and shear deformation behavior.The microstructure after ultrasonic excitation with amplitude about 15μm in 20 k Hz for 2 h is characterized by large amount of Cu10Zr7 nanocrystals with size of 20–50 nm embedded in the glass matrix.This leads to a sharp increase in the critical stress for the first pop-in event of shear banding,and thus simultaneously improves both compressive plasticity and yield strength.Our findings provide a novel approach for overcoming the strength-ductility trade-off dilemma.
基金
the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.51727803,51922089 and 51972275)
the Key Research Plan in Shanxi Province(No.2018GY-104)。
