不锈钢网增强锆基非晶复合材料的压铸制备及力学性能研究

全程真空压铸技术的快速发展为大块非晶合金的工业化应用提供了可能,受到了广泛关注。但是,非晶合金的室温脆性限制了压铸结构件在一些关键领域的应用。本论文利用压铸工艺高速充型及高压凝固的特性,通过在Vit1锆基非晶合金中引入304不锈钢网叠层焊接制造的骨架,成功制备出了不同体积分数晶态相增强的非晶复合材料,并系统研究了不锈钢网体积分数对力学性能的影响。研究结果表明,不锈钢网在非晶基体中均匀分布,与非晶合金存在冶金界面结合。力学性能测试显示,随着不锈钢编织网的引入,室温脆性的压铸Vit1块体金属玻璃的塑性得到了显著提升。随着不锈钢网目数增大(对应晶态相体积分数增大),非晶复合材料的塑性呈增大的趋势,但是,当目数超过200时,过细的孔洞会导致骨架局部区域无法填充,恶化性能。当晶态相的体积分数为53.7％时,断裂应变达到最大值,约为10％左右,其值高于传统不锈钢纤维增韧的Zr基非晶复合材料。韧化机制分析表明,压铸非晶合金出现脆-延性转变的根本原因是不锈钢网对剪切带扩展进行高效抑制,促进剪切带的增殖和萌生,减少宏观塑性变形的局域化。本研究为非晶复合材料的结构设计提供了新的思路,对于促进非晶合金的更广泛应用具有重要的工程价值。     

不均匀性抑制Zr基块状金属玻璃的脆化

研究了Zr_47.25Cu_47.25Al_5.5块状金属玻璃(BMG)在铸态和不同退火时间下的室温压缩塑性与微观结构之间的关系。结果表明,Zr_47.25Cu_47.25Al_5.5BMG具有3.96%的压缩塑性,经过0.5、1.5、3和6 h退火后,该合金的压缩塑性均有所提升。在0.5 h退火后,压缩塑性达到最高(5.84%)。铸态Zr_47.25Cu_47.25Al_5.5BMG的微观结构呈现出5 nm左右网状分布。经过6 h退火后,富Cu的网状区域尺寸为50 nm左右,并伴有少量晶化。这种微观结构的不均匀性使该铸态合金在室温具有一定的塑性,同时抑制了其在退火中因自由体积减小而导致的脆化。     

3D printing of crack-free high strength Zr-based bulk metallic glass composite by selective laser melting

3D printing of crack-free bulk metallic glasses remains challenge due to the generation of huge thermal stress during the selective laser melting and their intrinsic brittleness. Herein, Zr₅₅Cu₃₀Ni₅Al₁₀ system was selected and 3D printed by selective laser melting technique. The results indicated that bulk metallic glassy composite comprises a large fraction (about 83%) of amorphous phase and minor fraction of intermetallic compounds with free of cracks were successfully fabricated. The 3D printed metallic glassy composite exhibited high strength over 1500 MPa. Experiment combined with finite-element-method simulation not only revealed the mechanism of crystallization at heat affected zones, but demonstrated that low thermal stress reduce the risk of micro-cracks generation and fracture toughness plays a crucial role in suppression the crack propagation during selective laser melting process.     

Zr基块体非晶合金的微塑性成形性能

采用自行研制的微成形系统进行热压缩实验,分别研究成形温度、成形时间和冲头速度等对尺寸为d1 mm×1.5 mm的Zr41.2Ti13.8Cu12.5Ni10Be22.5块体非晶合金(Vit.1)在过冷液相区微塑性成形性能的影响规律。进一步研究了不同坯料尺寸对Vit.1块体非晶合金在过冷液相区超塑性成形性能的影响程度,结果表明流动应力随坯料尺寸的减小而降低。在此基础上,利用闭式模锻方法成形了分度圆直径为d1 mm的微型齿轮,采用SEM观察成形件的表面形貌,结果表明采用微成形方法可以获得尺寸精度较高的Vit.1块体非晶合金微型齿轮。     

分子动力学模拟金属玻璃压痕过程的应力晶化行为

采用Mishin镶嵌原子势,通过分子动力学方法模拟金属玻璃在压痕过程中的晶化行为,从微观结构演化的角度考察应力晶化过程中晶粒的形核、长大与合并的过程。局部较大剪切应力导致内部临近的非晶原子形成晶核,发生晶粒生长与合并的区域与Hertz理论符合。最终生成的晶粒具有面心立方结构,其(111)方向平行于剪切面。计算结果与文献中的实验现象一致,并且符合最小能量准则。     

Dynamic mechanical behavior of a Zr-based bulk metallic glass during glass transition and crystallization

The dynamic mechanical behaviors of the Zr41Ti14Cu12.5Ni8Be22.5Fe2 bulk metallic glass (BMG) during continuous heating at a constant rate were investigated. The glass transition and crystallization of the Zr-based BMG were thus characterized by the measurements of storage modulus E and internal friction Q-1. It was found that the variations of these dynamic mechanical quantifies with temperature were interre-lated and were well in agreement with the DSC trace obtained at the same heating rate. The origin of the first peak in the internal friction curve was closely related to the dynamic glass transition and subsequent primary crystallization. Moreover, it can be well described by a physical model, which can characterize atomic mobility and mechanical response of disordered condense materials. In comparison with the DSC trace, the relative position of the first internal friction peak of the BMG was found to be dependent on its thermal stability against crys-tallization.     

Direct laser assisted machining with a sapphire tool for bulk metallic glass

Bulk metallic glasses (BMGs) are amorphous metallic alloys with high strength and hardness. This paper discusses the machining process of Zr-BMG using a transparent sapphire tool with direct laser assistance. The laser beam passes through the tool and directly heats the workpiece material to improve its machinability. Micro textures were generated on the tool rake face to facilitate chip formation. Reduced cutting forces and improved surface finish were observed with direct laser assistance. The effects of machining speed and laser power on the material deformation mechanism were investigated. A finite element model was developed to investigate the cutting forces.     

Chip formation, cutting forces, and tool wear in turning of Zr-based bulk metallic glass

The chip light emission and morphology, cutting forces, surface roughness, and tool wear in turning of Zr-based bulk metallic glass (BMG) material are investigated. Machining results are compared with those of aluminum 6061-T6 and AISI 304 stainless steel under the same cutting conditions. This study demonstrates that the high cutting speeds and tools with low thermal conductivity and rake angle activate the light emission and chip oxidation in BMG machining. For the BMG chip without light emission, serrated chip formation with adiabatic shear band and void formation is observed. The cutting force analysis further correlates the chip oxidation and specific cutting energy and shows the significant reduction of cutting forces for machining BMG at high cutting speeds. The machined surface of BMG has better surface roughness than that of the other two work materials. Some tool wear features, including the welding of chip to the tool tip and chipping of the polycrystalline cubic boron nitride (PCBN) tool edge, are reported for turning of BMG. This study concludes that BMG can be machined with good surface roughness using conventional cutting tools.     

一种铁基块体金属玻璃纳米压痕蠕变行为的加载速率敏感性(英文)

通过纳米压痕蠕变实验研究了加载速率对{[(Fe0.6Co0.4)0.75B0.2Si0.05]0.96Nb0.04}96Cr4块体金属玻璃室温蠕变变形的影响。结果表明,该铁基块体金属玻璃的蠕变变形随着加载速率的增加而增大。此外,根据经验幂率函数计算得到了材料室温蠕变应力指数,当加载速率从1mN/s增加到50mN/s时,应力指数从28.1逐渐下降到4.9,显示出显著的压痕加载速率敏感性。最后,基于自由体积理论和剪切转变区理论对该铁基块体金属玻璃的纳米压痕蠕变行为进行了探讨,并对实验结果和分析结果提供了半定量的解释。     

Hydrogen damage and delayed fracture in bulk metallic glass

Initiation, propagation, arresting and breaking of hydrogen blistering and hydrogen-induced delayed fracture (HIDF) under sustained load in a bulk metallic glass of Zr_41.2Ti_13.8Ni₁₀Cu_12.5Be_22.5 have been investigated. Results show that when the current density, i, is smaller than 20 mA/cm² corresponding to total hydrogen concentration of 3310 wppm, there are no hydrogen blistering and microcrack on the surface of the specimen without loading, but HIDF under sustained load can occur, and the threshold stress intensity factor for a single edge notched sample, K_IH, is 0.63 times of the notched toughness, K_Q, which is 62.2 MPa m^1/2. When i is equal to or larger than 20 mA/cm², hydrogen blistering or blistering plus microcrack appears on the surface of specimen without loading, as well as K_IH is 0.26 times of K_Q and independent upon i. The relative losses of the notched toughness induced by both atomic hydrogen and the blistering are all 37%. The critical pressure necessary for a stable blister formation, P_i, is 3.6 GPa, and that for cracking of the blister, P_C, is 3.9 GPa. The blister cracking will arrest after propagating for 20-30 μm, and the arrested crack will propagate again because of entering of hydrogen atoms. At last, the blister with cracking will break and leave local cleavage fracture surface with arrested lines on the sample surface without loading.     

Unusual volume change associated with crystallization in Ce-Ga-Cu bulk metallic glass

In the general concept of crystallization kinetics, the amorphous solid with a number of open spaces transforms into a thermodynamically stable crystal, being denser than the corresponding amorphous phase. However, we unambiguously show that Ce₇₀Ga₆Cu₂₄ bulk metallic glass (BMG) exhibits volume expansion together with the density decrease upon crystallization in sharp contrast to other amorphous materials. This anomalous behavior is found to be explained by the formation of structurally loose interfaces among crystallites in the crystalline Ce₇₀Ga₆Cu₂₄ in addition to the disappearance of Ce-concentrated densely-packed local structure originally located in the amorphous matrix of BMG.     

Zr基非晶合金与铜的扩散连接研究

利用Gleeble 3500热模拟试验机在添加和未添加扩散连接中间层条件下对Zr41.25Ti13.75Cu12.5Ni10Be22.5块体非晶合金与纯铜的扩散连接性进行了研究。实验结果表明,在两种条件下均获得了无裂纹和空洞的良好的连接界面。通过扫描能谱分析和电子探针分析在连接界面处观察到明显的元素扩散,但元素扩散距离较窄。非晶合金中晶化相的出现促进了界面处元素的扩散。     

Zr基块体非晶合金的摩擦磨损行为(英文)

采用销盘式摩擦实验研究Zr基块体非晶合金分别在空气与氩气环境中的摩擦磨损行为。结果表明,在16N和23N2种不同载荷下,非晶试样在氩气中的磨损量都比在空气中的低45%以上。通过X射线衍射仪、差示扫描量热分析仪、扫描电子显微镜和光学表面轮廓仪等检测分析手段对磨损试样摩擦面的形貌和微观结构进行表征,发现在空气中磨损试样的表面存在大量摩擦颗粒和犁沟,而氩气中的试样表面相对平滑;非晶试样的磨损机理在空气中以磨粒磨损为主,而在氩气中则为粘着磨损。     

Study on implantation of Co ions in ZrCuNiAl bulk metallic glass

A bulk metallic glass Zr₅₅Cu₃₀Ni₅Al₁₀ with a dimension of 70 × 10 × 1 mm was prepared using copper mold suction casting. Co ion implantation was carried out in a MEVVA source system. XRD and DSC were utilized to determine the alloy's structure and thermal stability. XPS was adopted to analyze the surface composition and Co atomic concentration distribution. Micro-hardness was examined using a micro-hardness tester. The results showed, after Co ion implantation, that the alloy sample was still in an amorphous state on the whole. Ion implantation changed the thermodynamic parameters and enhanced the thermal stability of the amorphous alloy. Along the depth of the as-implanted amorphous alloy, the Co atomic concentration profile presented an M-like shape. Surface micro-hardness of the amorphous alloy was enhanced from 575.8 Hv to 662.6 Hv. In short, ion implantation can be used as an effective means of surface modification for bulk metallic glasses.     

Ductile to brittle transition of fracture of a Zr-based bulk metallic glass: Strain rate effect

Quasi-static and dynamic tensile experiments were conducted on a Zr-based bulk metallic glass at room temperature. A significant ductile-to-brittle transition was identified with increasing strain rate, based on the changes in the macroscopic fracture mode from shear to normal tension and in the microscopic fracture feature from vein patterns to fine dimples and/or nanoscale periodic corrugations. According to the Mohr-Coulomb criterion, it is revealed that such a transition is due to the competition between the intrinsic critical shear and tensile strengths at different strain rates. Microscopically, the strain-rate-induced transition is attributed to the change in the motion of local atomic groups from shear transformation zone to tension transformation zone, in which the characteristic volume of shear transformation zone is a key parameter.     

Compositional design and microstructure analysis of Zr-based bulk metallic glasses

The systematical studies of Zr-based BMGs were summarized in terms of their compositional design and their structural characterization. In particular, several key issues of BMG materials were focused, including initial alloy design and subsequent composition optimization, solidification microstructure characterization and crystallization process specification. The results show that a compositional designing approach is successfully developed and, through extensive microstructure characterization using transmission electron microscopy, several new crystalline phases are discovered in these newly developed Zr-based BMG alloys. Crystallization behavior ofZr-based BMG is also determined based on the microstructure analysis.