Table 1 Shear band inclination angle, as described by θ in Figs 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, with respect to the degree of mode mixity.

From: Instability Analysis and Free Volume Simulations of Shear Band Directions and Arrangements in Notched Metallic Glasses

Mode mixity

0

0.25

0.5

0.75

1.0

Shear-band angle from instability theory (in degrees)

Mean value

13.88

19.00

26.53

39.26

41.43

STD

2.25

2.08

3.53

4.92

2.89

Shear-band angle from constitutive modeling (in degrees)

Mean value

14.25

21.79

26.01

43.60

46.72

STD

n/a

6.16

0.93

2.45

5.48

  1. The average values and the standard deviations (STDs) compared between the Rudnicki-Rice instability theory and the free-volume-based constitutive modeling.
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