Structural organization of icosahedral coordination polyhedra in a molecular dynamics model of the Ni₆₀Ag₄₀ metallic glass

Features of the formation of a percolation cluster structure composed of interpenetrating and contacting icosahedra during the glass transition in an amorphous Ni60Ag40 alloy have been studied using the molecular-dynamics method and statistical geometric analysis. Data on the morphology of clusters composed entirely of the interpenetrating icosahedra and on the character of their conjugation in the percolation cluster are presented.