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Transitions from the Oscillatory to Smooth Fracture Propagation in Brittle Metallic Glasses

Journal Article · · Physical Review E
 [1];  [2]
  1. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
  2. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States); Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States)

We present a simple model to explain the transition from the oscillatory to smooth propagation in brittle metallic glasses. We demonstrate that the smooth fracture propagation that is characteristic for higher temperature or higher crack opening velocities (for type 1 crack propagation) becomes unstable and oscillatory behavior is being observed. The characteristic feature size of the crack propagation may be at the nanometer scale and grows as the opening velocity decreases.

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC)
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-00OR22725
OSTI ID:
1343489
Journal Information:
Physical Review E, Journal Name: Physical Review E Journal Issue: 6 Vol. 77; ISSN 2470-0045
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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