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Original Report

Nanoindentation creep behavior of Cu–Zr metallic glass films

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Pages 22-28 | Received 12 Aug 2017, Published online: 19 Oct 2017

Figures & data

Figure 1. XRD patterns for the Cu–Zr films with different film thickness h.

Figure 1. XRD patterns for the Cu–Zr films with different film thickness h.

Figure 2. Representative HRTEM (a) and SADP (b) images of as-deposited Cu–Zr film with h = 2000 nm. Typical EDX mapping analysis for the Cu–Zr film (c,d) shows a uniform distribution of constituent elements. The atom percentages of Cu and Zr in the MG film are inserted in (d).

Figure 2. Representative HRTEM (a) and SADP (b) images of as-deposited Cu–Zr film with h = 2000 nm. Typical EDX mapping analysis for the Cu–Zr film (c,d) shows a uniform distribution of constituent elements. The atom percentages of Cu and Zr in the MG film are inserted in (d).

Figure 3. Representative load–depth curves of the Cu–Zr film with h = 1000 nm at different holding loads (a) and with different h at a constant holding load of 4500 μN (b).

Figure 3. Representative load–depth curves of the Cu–Zr film with h = 1000 nm at different holding loads (a) and with different h at a constant holding load of 4500 μN (b).

Figure 4. (a) Representative experimental results and fitting curve of h = 2000 nm Cu-Zr MG film. (b) Fitting creep responses for Cu–Zr films with different h. (c) Representative creep strain rate as a function of creep time for h = 1500 nm Cu–Zr film at different holding loads. (d) Example of the experimental method to determine the SRS.

Figure 4. (a) Representative experimental results and fitting curve of h = 2000 nm Cu-Zr MG film. (b) Fitting creep responses for Cu–Zr films with different h. (c) Representative creep strain rate as a function of creep time for h = 1500 nm Cu–Zr film at different holding loads. (d) Example of the experimental method to determine the SRS.

Figure 5. Experimental results of nanoindentation hardness (a), strain-rate sensitivity m (b) and STZ volume (c) as a function of h for the Cu–Zr films at different holding loads.

Figure 5. Experimental results of nanoindentation hardness (a), strain-rate sensitivity m (b) and STZ volume (c) as a function of h for the Cu–Zr films at different holding loads.