Invited Special Paper

Brief history, present and future of metallic glasses

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  • ①Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China; ②Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory, Dongguan 523808, Guangdong Province, China

Received date: 2022-02-06

  Online published: 2022-06-20

Abstract

Metallic glasses are novel metallic materials with long-range atomic disorder and short-range atomic order. Its formation involves in modern formation technology such as rapid quenching, high pressure, severe shear deformation, and ideas such as entropy modulation, and advanced manufacture and so on. The metallic glass, which is a newcomer in glass and metal families, is at the cutting edge of research and of current interest and significance in condensed matter physics, materials science and engineering. The unique structural features and outstanding mechanical, physical and chemical properties of the metallic glasses provide model system for studying some long-standing fundamental issues and have potential engineering and functional applications. In this article,the autho r comprehensively reviews the development history of the metallic glasses, and briefly introduces the recent progress in fundamental research and applications, and also predicts the future of the rapidly moving field.

Cite this article

WANG Weihua . Brief history, present and future of metallic glasses[J]. Chinese Journal of Nature, 2022 , 44(3) : 173 -181 . DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.0253-9608.2022.03.001

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