Abstract
We report compression-compression fatigue simulations on model metallic-glass nanowires up to a 4% maximum compressive strain and 100 cycles using the molecular dynamics method. The distribution and irreversibility of the fatigue-induced deformations are characterized by the local shear strain and rise of the system temperature, respectively. Furthermore, the system potential energy, structural signatures in terms of icosahedral centers, and radial distribution functions are obtained to identify structural transformations during cyclic loading. No noticeable changes on the aforementioned isotropic structural signatures have been found during fatigue tests. Based on a binary view of the constituting local structures (stable clusters and floppy clusters) in metallic glasses, we attribute the irreversible deformation to inter-conversion of those floppy clusters, which leads to a constant composition of stable and floppy clusters. Finally, uniaxial compression tests were carried out on the cyclically loaded samples. The mechanical behaviors of fatigue-tested samples are rather similar to the original sample. Upon cyclic loading, unlike macroscopic samples, a metallic-glass nanowire is free of permanent structural damage, and therefore does not exhibit deteriorated mechanical behaviors. The excellent fatigue-resistance behavior of a metallic-glass nanowire might be related to its defect-free structure (no stress concentrators). It appears that defects may play a central role in fatigue damages in experimental metallic-glass systems.
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