Mechanical and structural properties of metallic glasses

Abstract

A simple linear-chain model is utilized in calculation of the mechanical and structural properties of metallic glasses. The model calculations of composition-dependent elastic constants show good agreement with the experimental data available for binary metallic glasses. The model is capable of distinguishing different structural characteristics of glassy systems and provides excellent agreement with the radial distribution functions of amorphous cobalt, metal–metalloid, and binary transition metal glasses. The model is not limited to binary systems and can be readily applied to ternary and higher order metallic glasses.