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Nature Materials 5, 15–18 (1 January 2006) | doi:10.1038/nmat1536

Temperature rise at shear bands in metallic glasses

J. J. Lewandowski & A. L. Greer

At ambient temperature the plastic flow shown by metallic glasses is localized into shear bands. This localization and the liquid-like features seen on fracture surfaces are consistent with shear softening in the bands.