Yielding of Metallic Glass Foam by Percolation of an Elastic Buckling Instability

Abstract

Real-time X-ray microtomography is used to study the underlying mechanisms of the yielding and collapse of a closed-cell metallic glass foam (see figure). Intercellular and intracellular deformations upon compressive loading are examined in situ. A shear-stability analysis reveals that glassy foams obey the same universal yield criterion as zero-temperature glasses, suggesting a link between the floppy modes in a glass and the buckling instabilities in a stochastic cellular structure. Supporting information for this article is available on the WWW under http://www.wiley-vch.de/contents/jc_2089/2007/c2136_s.pdf or from the author. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.