Palladium BMG (IMAGE)

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Palladium BMG

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In palladium-based bulk metallic glass, the extensive formation and proliferation of shear bands along fan-shaped slip lines results in significant crack-tip blunting.

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Image courtesy of Ritchie, Berkeley Lab

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