The serrated plastic flow,microstructure and residual stress of a Zr_(55)Cu_(30)Ni_5Al_(10) bulk metallic glass(BMG)undergone surface mechanical attrition treatment(SMAT)have been investigated by a combinati...The serrated plastic flow,microstructure and residual stress of a Zr_(55)Cu_(30)Ni_5Al_(10) bulk metallic glass(BMG)undergone surface mechanical attrition treatment(SMAT)have been investigated by a combination of compression tests with scanning electron microscopy(SEM),high resolution transmission electron microscopy(HRTEM)and the incremental hole-drilling strain-gage method.It is found that SMAT leads to various microstructural modifications and residual stress distribution in the surface layers of the Zrbased BMG due to the mechanically-induced nanocrystallization and generation of shear bands.As a result,the BMG alloy exhibits a remarkable work-hardening like behavior and significant increase of plastic strain from less than 1%to 15%,and its plastic deformation dynamics yields a power-law distribution of shear avalanches.Based upon the analysis of the experimental results,it is indicated that this can be connected to the SMAT-induced microstructural modifications and the resulting residual compressive stress in the Zr-based BMG.展开更多
基金the financial supports provided by National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.51171099,50871063)the MOST 973 Program of China(Grant Nos.2015CB856800 and 2012CB932203)
文摘The serrated plastic flow,microstructure and residual stress of a Zr_(55)Cu_(30)Ni_5Al_(10) bulk metallic glass(BMG)undergone surface mechanical attrition treatment(SMAT)have been investigated by a combination of compression tests with scanning electron microscopy(SEM),high resolution transmission electron microscopy(HRTEM)and the incremental hole-drilling strain-gage method.It is found that SMAT leads to various microstructural modifications and residual stress distribution in the surface layers of the Zrbased BMG due to the mechanically-induced nanocrystallization and generation of shear bands.As a result,the BMG alloy exhibits a remarkable work-hardening like behavior and significant increase of plastic strain from less than 1%to 15%,and its plastic deformation dynamics yields a power-law distribution of shear avalanches.Based upon the analysis of the experimental results,it is indicated that this can be connected to the SMAT-induced microstructural modifications and the resulting residual compressive stress in the Zr-based BMG.