Dynamic mechanical relaxation is a fundamental tool to understand the mechanical and physical properties of viscoelastic materials like glasses.Mechanical spectroscopy shows that the high-entropy bulk metallic glass(L...Dynamic mechanical relaxation is a fundamental tool to understand the mechanical and physical properties of viscoelastic materials like glasses.Mechanical spectroscopy shows that the high-entropy bulk metallic glass(La_(30)Ce_(30)Ni_(10)Al_(20)Co_(10))exhibits a distinctβ-relaxation feature.In the present research,dynamic mechanical analysis and thermal creep were performed using this bulk metallic glass material at a temperature domain around theβrelaxation.The components of total strain,including ideal elastic strain,anelastic strain,and viscous-plastic strain,were analyzed based on the model of shear transformation zones(STZs).The stochastic activation of STZ contributes to the anelastic strain.When the temperature or external stress is high enough or the timescale is long enough,the interaction between STZs induces viscous-plastic strain.When all the spectrum of STZs is activated,the quasi-steady-state creep is achieved.展开更多
The power-law relationship between creep rate decay and time is one of the intrinsic characteristics of metallic glasses.In the current work,a La_(30)Ce_(30)Ni_(10)Al_(20)Co_(10) high-entropy metallic glass was select...The power-law relationship between creep rate decay and time is one of the intrinsic characteristics of metallic glasses.In the current work,a La_(30)Ce_(30)Ni_(10)Al_(20)Co_(10) high-entropy metallic glass was selected as the model alloy to test the influences of physical aging and cyclic loading on the power-law creep mechanism,which was probed by the dynamic mechanical analysis in terms of the stochastic activation,and contiguous interplay and permeation of shear transformation zones.It is demonstrated that a notable discrepancy appears between thermal treatment and mechanical treatment on the power-law creep mechanism of this high-entropy metallic glass.On the one hand,physical aging below the glass transition temperature introduces the annihilation of potential shear transformation zones which contribute to creep.On the other hand,cyclic loading can tailor the“forward”jump operations competing with the“backward”ones of shear transformation zones by controlling the interval time(recovery time).The current research offers a new pathway towards understanding the creep mechanism of high-entropy metallic glasses.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51971178)the Natural Science Basic Research Plan for Distinguished Young Scholars in Shaanxi Province (Grant No. 2021JC-12)+2 种基金financial support from MICINN(Grant No. FIS2017-82625-P)Generalitat de Catalunya (Grant No.2017SGR0042)the Innovation Foundation for Doctor Dissertation of Northwestern Polytechnical University(Grant No. CX2021015)financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 12072344)
文摘Dynamic mechanical relaxation is a fundamental tool to understand the mechanical and physical properties of viscoelastic materials like glasses.Mechanical spectroscopy shows that the high-entropy bulk metallic glass(La_(30)Ce_(30)Ni_(10)Al_(20)Co_(10))exhibits a distinctβ-relaxation feature.In the present research,dynamic mechanical analysis and thermal creep were performed using this bulk metallic glass material at a temperature domain around theβrelaxation.The components of total strain,including ideal elastic strain,anelastic strain,and viscous-plastic strain,were analyzed based on the model of shear transformation zones(STZs).The stochastic activation of STZ contributes to the anelastic strain.When the temperature or external stress is high enough or the timescale is long enough,the interaction between STZs induces viscous-plastic strain.When all the spectrum of STZs is activated,the quasi-steady-state creep is achieved.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC,No.51971178)the Natural Science Basic Research Plan for Distinguished Young Scholars in Shaanxi Province(No.2021JC-12)+3 种基金the Natural Science Foundation of Chongqing(No.cstc2020jcyj-jq X0001)sponsored by Innovation Foundation for Doctor Dissertation of Northwestern Polytechnical University(No.CX2021015)financial support from MICINN(grant PID2020112975GB-I00)Generalitat de Catalunya(grant 2017SGR0042)。
文摘The power-law relationship between creep rate decay and time is one of the intrinsic characteristics of metallic glasses.In the current work,a La_(30)Ce_(30)Ni_(10)Al_(20)Co_(10) high-entropy metallic glass was selected as the model alloy to test the influences of physical aging and cyclic loading on the power-law creep mechanism,which was probed by the dynamic mechanical analysis in terms of the stochastic activation,and contiguous interplay and permeation of shear transformation zones.It is demonstrated that a notable discrepancy appears between thermal treatment and mechanical treatment on the power-law creep mechanism of this high-entropy metallic glass.On the one hand,physical aging below the glass transition temperature introduces the annihilation of potential shear transformation zones which contribute to creep.On the other hand,cyclic loading can tailor the“forward”jump operations competing with the“backward”ones of shear transformation zones by controlling the interval time(recovery time).The current research offers a new pathway towards understanding the creep mechanism of high-entropy metallic glasses.
