Fracture toughness and crack-resistance curve behavior in metallic glass-matrix composites
Nonlinear-elastic fracture mechanics methods are used to assess the fracture toughness of bulk metallic glass (BMG) composites; results are compared with similar measurements for other monolithic and composite BMG alloys. Mechanistically, plastic shielding gives rise to characteristic resistance?curve behavior where the fracture resistance increases with crack extension. Specifically, confinement of damage by second?phase dendrites is shown to result in enhancement of the toughness by nearly an order of magnitude relative to unreinforced glass.
- Research Organization:
- Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- Materials Sciences Division
- DOE Contract Number:
- DE-AC02-05CH11231
- OSTI ID:
- 962465
- Report Number(s):
- LBNL-1978E; APPLAB; TRN: US200916%%74
- Journal Information:
- Applied Physics Letters, Journal Name: Applied Physics Letters; ISSN 0003-6951
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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