Compressive Behavior of (Cu(0.47)Zr(0.45)Al(0.08))(98)Dy(2) Bulk Metallic Glass at Different Strain Rates

The mechanical properties of (Cu(0.47)Zr(0.45)Al(0.08))(98)Dy(2) bulk metallic glass (BMG) were characterized under various strain rates by quasi-static and dynamic compressive tests. In the quasi-static compressive tests, the yield stress of (Cu(0.47)Zr(0.45)Al(0.08))(98)Dy(2) BMG increased from 1234 MPa to 1844 MPa when the strain rate was increased from 0.001 s(−1) to 0.01 s(−1), and the yield stress decreased to 1430 MPa at the strain rate of 0.1 s(−1). In the dynamic compressive tests, when the strain rate increased from 1550 s(−1) to 2990 s(−1), the yield stress of (Cu(0.47)Zr(0.45)Al(0.08))(98)Dy(2) BMG first decreased from 1508 MPa to 1404 MPa, and then increased to 1593 MPa. The fracture behaviors of (Cu(0.47)Zr(0.45)Al(0.08))(98)Dy(2) BMG were studied by using scanning electron microscopy to examine the fracture surface. Fracture occurred in the pure shear mode with strain rates below 2100 s(−1), whereas shear fracture and normal fracture occurred simultaneously under strain rates of 2650 s(−1) and 2990 s(−1).