Numéro
J. Phys. Colloques
Volume 41, Numéro C8, Août 1980
Fourth International Conference on Liquid and Amorphous Metals
Page(s) C8-272 - C8-275
DOI https://doi.org/10.1051/jphyscol:1980869
Fourth International Conference on Liquid and Amorphous Metals

J. Phys. Colloques 41 (1980) C8-272-C8-275

DOI: 10.1051/jphyscol:1980869

LOCAL ATOMIC STRUCTURE OF AMORPHOUS METALS

T. Egami1, K. Maed, D. Srolovitz2 et V. Vitek2

1  also Max-Planck Institut für Metallforschung, Institut für Physik, 7000 Stuttgart 80, F.R.G.
2  Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa. 19104, U.S.A.


Abstract
The local parameters are introduced to describe the local atomic structure of amorphous metals. They define the structural defects which facilitate the explanation of various properties, including the volume change by annealing.