3. Heterogeneous deformation

3.1 Strain localization and shear bands: the case of quasi-static deformation

Room temperature, or at least well below the glass transition temperature, will be the alloys' area of use. Its specific mechanical characteristics are expected to become a function, i.e. the alloy will find specific applications thanks to them. We shall see that metallic glasses differ from crystalline alloys in their behavior: their major advantages being, as already mentioned, a very high stress at break and a wide range of elastic deformation, the major drawback being the almost total absence of ductility. In addition to the delicate production process (see [M 50] , [Doc. N 2 720]...