In Situ Generated Shear Bands in Metallic Glass Investigated by Atomic Force and Analytical Transmission Electron Microscopy
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Rösner, H.; Kübel, C.; Ostendorp, S.; Wilde, G. In Situ Generated Shear Bands in Metallic Glass Investigated by Atomic Force and Analytical Transmission Electron Microscopy. Metals 2022, 12, 111. https://doi.org/10.3390/met12010111
Rösner H, Kübel C, Ostendorp S, Wilde G. In Situ Generated Shear Bands in Metallic Glass Investigated by Atomic Force and Analytical Transmission Electron Microscopy. Metals. 2022; 12(1):111. https://doi.org/10.3390/met12010111
Chicago/Turabian StyleRösner, Harald, Christian Kübel, Stefan Ostendorp, and Gerhard Wilde. 2022. "In Situ Generated Shear Bands in Metallic Glass Investigated by Atomic Force and Analytical Transmission Electron Microscopy" Metals 12, no. 1: 111. https://doi.org/10.3390/met12010111