Influence of HPT Deformation on the Structure and Properties of Amorphous Alloys
Round 1
Reviewer 1 Report
I have attached my comments below. I was unable to copy them in this space.
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Author Response
Thank you for your review!
DSC term explained upon the first use, line 483.
Other abbreviations were also checked, FWHM explained, some duplicates removed.
Reviewer 2 Report
Congratulations on your paper.
I have only two small remarks and there is no need to follow.
- HTP in the title is o.k. for me, since in the second line there is the full word. SPD in the abstract should be explained in (). Could not in the keywords the full words be given?
2. Line 333. Are G(r) and "pair distribution function" standard in your field? I know people who use g(r) and "pair correlation function".
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Author Response
Thank you for your review!
1) SPD explained in abstract (line 23). Terms in the keywords expanded to full words,
2) Usage of the terms is a bit confusing, ie. in
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mentioned pair distribution function g(r) and reduced pair distribution function G(r); in
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mentioned pair distribution function g(r) and reduced radial distribution function G(r), and source
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uses pair distribution function G(r) as a term.
Term “pair correlation function g(r)” is used sometimes too, i.e.
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The most common use seems to be “pair distribution function g(r)”, so I’ve changed symbol to g(r), leaving “pair distribution function” untouched, thank you for your remark.
Reviewer 3 Report
A reread is advised to clarify some sentence constructions of the following type: *) Example p2 line 47/48:
In this regard, numerous attempts to find a way to
improve the ductility via structural modifications of amorphous alloys were made
should be
In this regard, numerous attempts were made to find a way to
improve the ductility via structural modifications of amorphous alloys were made
This would be beneficial to the paper.
Author Response
Thank you for your review!
Draft of article proof-read by full-time translator, styling corrected
