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Shock compression of Cu x Zr100−x metallic glasses from molecular dynamics simulations

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The shock response of Cu x Zr100−x (x = 30, 50 and 70) metallic glasses (MGs) is characterized using large-scale molecular dynamics simulations. A wide range of piston velocities U p = 0.125–2.5 km/s are simulated corresponding to shock pressures from 3 to 130 GPa. Independent of composition, the metallic glasses exhibit the following shock wave propagation regimes: (1) single elastic shock wave for U p < 0.25 km/s, (2) split elastic and plastic shock waves for 0.25 < U p < 0.75 km/s and (3) overdriven plastic shock wave with a narrow elastic precursor for U p > 0.75 km/s. Within the split wave and overdriven regimes, the amplitude of the elastic precursor increases with increasing shock intensity, thereby indicating a pressure-dependent yield criterion. Hugoniot states are strongly dependent on the Cu content of the MG with Cu70Zr30 exhibiting a much higher resistance to plastic deformation than either Cu50Zr50 or Cu30Zr70.

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PW is supported by China Scholarship Council No. 201606840102. The authors acknowledge University of Florida Research Computing for providing computational resources and support that have contributed to the research results reported in this publication.

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    Peng Wen, Brian Demaske & Simon R. Phillpot

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Wen, P., Demaske, B., Spearot, D.E. et al. Shock compression of Cu x Zr100−x metallic glasses from molecular dynamics simulations. J Mater Sci 53, 5719–5732 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-017-1666-5

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