Abstract
The main limitation of bulk metallic glasses for their application as structural materials is the large brittleness under the external loading. We analyzed the failure characteristics of Co43Fe20Ta5.5B31.5(at.%) bulk metallic glass deformed in a compression at the room temperature and a low strain rate. Under loading the amorphous structure can store high elastic energy. During the failure this energy is released and the alloy breaks into small particles or powder exhibiting a fragmentation mode. The nanoscale fracture surface morphology respects the micromechanisms of failure of the amorphous structure. The fracture surface consists of a smooth mirror cleavage zone and a river pattern zone with the nanosized dimples arranged in lines respecting the periodic corrugation zones oriented perpendicular to the crack propagation direction.
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