The mechanical properties of monolithic metallic glasses depend on the structures at atomic or subnanometer scales, while a clear correlation between mechanical behavior and structures has not been well established in such amorphous materials. In this work, we find a clear correlation of (27)Al NMR isotropic shifts with a microalloying induced ductile-to-brittle transition at ambient temperatur...

Advanced ceramics and semiconductors (i.e. SiC, Si, Quartz, etc.) are increasingly being used for industrial applications. These ceramics/semiconductors are hard, strong, inert, and light weight. This combination of properties makes them ideal candidates for tribological, semiconductor, MEMS and optoelectronic applications. Manufacturing these materials without causing surface and subsurface da...

ÐThe high-temperature fatigue-crack propagation and fracture resistance of a model g-TiAl intermetallic composite reinforced with 20 vol.% ductile b-TiNb particles is examined at elevated temperatures of 650 and 8008C and compared with behavior at room temperature. TiNb reinforcements are found to enhance the fracture toughness of g-TiAl, even at high temperatures, from about 12 to 040 MPa m, a...

Geometry of eccentrically braced frames (EBFs) in some cases causes the connection of link beam to the column. The details of such conditions should be studied carefully due to the full plastic rotation in the link beam. In this research, the behavior of link-to-column connection is modeled and the failure modes are considered. Based on the previous researches shear link can exhibit better beha...

Abstract In order to replace the conventional alloys with bulk metallic glasses (BMGs), studies have been actively conducted investigate mechanical characteristics of BMGs in various aspects. One major ongoing issues is process-related variations key properties such as fracture toughness. Although there still a lack knowledge on how prevent catastrophic failure most BMGs, Griffith’s theory, mod...

The main purpose of this study is to develop a variational formulation for predicting structure behavior and accounting damage mechanics in metallic materials. Mechanical coupled thermomechanical models are used predict failure manufacturing processes. Ductile accompanied by significant amount plastic deformation structural components. Finite element simulation evolution ductile solids presente...

Advanced polymer matrix composites are gaining the market in their way due to exceptional specific stiffness, strength, fatigue, and corrosion resistance field of Auto-Tech, Aero-Tech, Biotech, etc. However, lack ductility catastrophic failure has limited application these areas. Hence there is a need explore means protocols for designing reduced factor safety with high-performance toughened co...