Determination of the susceptibility of the shear modulus to the defect concentration in a metallic glass

The susceptibility of the shear modulus to the concentration of interstitialcy-like defects in a metallic glass has been determined using calorimetric data and in situ measurements of the shear modulus of glass and parent crystal at different heating rates. The obtained results provide further support for the Interstitialcy theory, which consistently connects equilibrium/supercooled liquid, glassy and crystalline states.