Abstract
Shear localization is studied in simulated amorphous systems containing individual nanocrystalline inclusions. Systematic variation of the inclusion diameter and the shear band thickness reveals a crossover in length scales that separates distinct plastic flow mechanisms in and around the nanocrystalline inclusion. When considered relative to the shear band thickness, small inclusions deform via heterogeneous, interface-dominated mechanisms, while large inclusions yield via the homogeneous nucleation of dislocations in the nanocrystal interior; nanocrystals roughly twice as large as the shear band width are required for the strongest interaction.
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