Fig. 4: The average of local shear strains of atoms as a function of distance to the \((\overline{1}01)\) plane.
From: Computational study of density fluctuation-facilitated shear band formation in bulk metallic glasses

a Perfect bulk metallic glass Zr50Cu50. Strain from 0.02% to 10.5% is added on the X direction. b 2% of the atoms within 5 Å of the \((\overline{1}01)\) plane are removed from the original structure to help forming the shear band. Strain from 0.05% to 11.25% is added on the X direction.