Hidden order in serrated flow of metallic glasses
arXiv:1303.6483 · doi:10.1016/j.actamat.2011.03.071
Abstract
We report results of statistical and dynamic analysis of the serrated stress-time curves obtained from compressive constant strain-rate tests on two metallic glass samples with different ductility levels in an effort to extract hidden information in the seemingly irregular serrations. Two distinct types of dynamics are detected in these two alloy samples. The stress-strain curve corresponding to the less ductile alloy is shown to exhibit finite correlation dimension and a positive Lyapunov exponent, suggesting that the underlying dynamics is chaotic. In contrast, for the more ductile alloy, the distributions of stress drop magnitudes and their time durations obey a power law scaling reminiscent of a self-organized critical state. The exponents also satisfy the scaling relation compatible with self-organized criticality. Possible physical mechanisms contributing to the two distinct dynamic regimes are discussed by drawing on the analogy with the serrated yielding of crystalline samples. The analysis, together with some physical reasoning, suggests that plasticity in the less ductile sample can be attributed to stick-slip of single shear band, while that of the more ductile sample could be attributed to the simultaneous nucleation of large number of shear bands and their mutual interactions.
arXiv comment14 pages, 16 figures
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