Creep and recovery behavior of metallic glasses in a global strain approach within transition state theory

Key Points

• Metallic glasses exhibit unique recovery behavior after creep deformation, which impacts their applications.
• The analysis shows that the strain response can be modeled effectively using transition state theory principles.
• Studies focused on viscoelasticity under varied loading conditions in metallic glasses highlight their complex behaviors.
• Findings may enable improved performance and durability in industries utilizing metallic glass materials.