The laser bonding technology between the Zr41 Ti14 Cu12 Ni10 Be23 bulk metallic glass and zirconium metal was investigated under welding parameters of 1.3 kW and 7 m/min. The welded bead, microstructure, and micro-hardness of the welded joint were examined by Keyence, transmission electron microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and Vickers hardness, respectively. The experimental results showed that the Zr41 Ti14 Cu12 Ni10 Be2 bulk metallic glass and zirconium metal were successfully bonded together. The Zr41 Ti14 Cu12 Ni10 Be2 in the base material zone maintained amorphous structure, and the welding fusion zone kept the hardness as high as as-received BMG. Therefore, the laser welding technology can be used to achieve successful bonding of bulk metallic glasses and crystallization metal.
As a century-old concept,superwettability has aroused the interest of researchers in the past decades,attributed to the discoveries of the mechanisms of special wetting phenomena in nature.Bio-inspired manufacturing of superwetting surfaces for fog collection and anti-icing applications has become mainstream research,potentially alleviating the problem of water shortage and ice accidents.Superwetting surfaces for fog collection and anti-icing applications involve a reverse process,in which the former gathers water spontaneously,while the latter repels water.Contrastive analysis of the two is essential for the comprehensive understanding of superhydrophilic/superhydrophobic surfaces and boosting their applications.Herein,wetting theories and basic mechanisms for fog collection and anti-icing are briefly introduced.Then,manufacturing methods of bionic structures and surfaces are systematically reviewed after discussing the typical organisms with superwettability.Finally,conclusions are drawn and prospects for future development are proposed.
We investigated the deformation behaviors of Zr_65Cu_17.5Ni_10Al_7.5 in superplastic forming in silicon mould via numerical modeling and experiments. The data needed for the constitutive formulation were obtained from compressive tests to establish a material library for finite-element simulation using a DEFORM 3D software. A constant speed forming process of a micro gear was modeled where the loading force, feature size and amount of deformation in the micro gear in silicon mould were analyzed in detail for the optimal requirements of micro gear forming and the protection of silicon mould. Guided by the modeling parameters, an amorphous metal micro gear was successfully obtained by our home-made superplastic forming system with the optimized parameters （temperature of 683 K, top speed of 0.003 mm/s until the load force reaching limiting value at 1960 N, and a gradually decelerating process for holding the force to the end）. Our work gives a good example for optimization of superplastic forming and fabrication of BMGs in microparts.
