On the mechanism of material removal in nanometric cutting of metallic glass

Pengzhe Zhu, Fengzhou Fang*

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Abstract

Metallic glasses find wide applications in nanotechnology and micro electro-mechanical systems because of their unique physical properties due to their amorphous structures. The material removal mechanism in nanometric cutting of Cu50Zr50, a typical metallic glass, is studied using molecular dynamics method. The chip formation, workpiece deformation and scratching forces under various scratching depths, scratching velocities and temperatures are investigated. The effect of void defect on the cutting behaviors of metallic glass is also explored. The results show that the material removal in nanometric cutting process is based on extrusion instead of shearing, achieving a good understanding of material removal at the nanoscale.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)605-610
Number of pages6
JournalApplied Physics A: Materials Science and Processing
Volume116
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Aug 2014
Externally publishedYes

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