Ultrasonic vibration turns back the aging clock on metallic glasses
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A research team led by Jiang Ma from Shenzhen University, China, has developed a novel technique to enhance the plasticity of metallic glasses. By leveraging a combination of controlled aging processes and ultrasonic vibrations, they have demonstrated the ability to reverse aging-induced property deterioration and significantly improve the capacity of these glasses to deform without breaking. The team demonstrated that aged samples completely lose their compressive plasticity, whereas UV treatment after aging not only restores it but enhances the plasticity beyond that of the as-cast one.
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