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Dynamic indentation response of ZrHf-based bulk metallic glasses

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 March 2011

Ghatu Subhash  and
Hongwen Zhang
Ghatu Subhash*
Affiliation:
Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics Department, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan 49931
Hongwen Zhang
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan 49931
*
a)Address all correspondence to this author. Present address: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611. e-mail: Subhash@ufl.edu
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Abstract

Static and dynamic Vickers indentations were performed on ZrHf-based bulk amorphous alloys. A decrease in indentation hardness was observed at higher strain rates compared with static indentation hardness. For equivalent loads, dynamic indentations produced more severe deformation features on the loading surface than static indentations. Using bonded interface technique, the induced shear band patterns beneath the indentations were studied. In static indentations, the majority of the deformation was primarily accommodated by closely spaced semicircular shear bands surrounding the indentation. In dynamic indentations two sets of widely spaced semicircular shear bands with two different curvatures were observed. The observed shear band patterns and softening in hardness were rationalized based on the variations in the confinement pressure, strain rate, and temperature within the indentation region during dynamic indentations. It is also proposed that free volume migration and formation of nano-voids leading to cracking are favored due to adiabatic heating and consequently cause the observed softening at high strain rates.

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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 22 , Issue 2 , September 2006 , pp. 478 - 485
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2007

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