Bending behavior of electrodeposited glassy Pd–P and Pd–Ni–P thin films

The bending behavior of electrodeposited Pd–P and Pd–Ni–P glassy films was investigated. The critical thickness for the transition from localized to non-localized deformation depends on temperature and strain rate, whether the yield strength is size dependent or not. The drop in Young’s modulus induced by the decreased strain rate and increased temperature results in a smaller decrease in the stress for shear band propagation in comparison with the stress for shear band nucleation, leading to an increased critical thickness for non-localized deformation.