采用摩擦焊对Zr55Al10Ni5Cu30块体金属玻璃进行了焊接,当焊机主轴转速为4.0×10^3—5.0×10^3r/min,摩擦压力为80—100 MPa,摩擦时间为0.2—0.4 s,顶锻压力和保压时间分别为200 MPa和2 s时,能够成功实施Zr55Al10Ni5Cu30金属玻璃的焊接.用SEM,XRD和TEM观察分析未检测到晶化相,焊缝处金属仍保持非晶状态.金属玻璃的塑性在玻璃转变点Tg附近随温度变化很大,在Tg以上具有良好的塑性变形能力,这是实施摩擦焊焊接的重要基础.
As a new kind of engineering material, the metallic glass can be used widely due to its excellent properties such as high strength, hardness and elastic energy and low corrosion resistance. The size of metallic glasses is generally small, which is the main limitation for their application. How to prepare a larger size metallic glass becomes one of main targets in metallic glasses research. To prepare larger size metallic glasses, one method is to optimize their chemical compositions, and another is to join small size metallic glasses together by welding. In this paper, the Zr55Al10Ni5Cu30 bulk metallic glass (BMC) has been successfully jointed by friction welding under the conditions of rotational speed from 4×10^3 to 5×10^3 r/min, friction pressure from 80 to 100 MPa, friction time from 0.2 to 0.4 s, upsetting pressure 200 MPa and upsetting time 2 s. The welded joint has been examined using SEM, XRD and TEM, and it is proved that the welded zone still keeps an amorphous structure. The plasticity of this metallic glass has strong temperature sensitivity near the glass transition temperature Tg. Above Tg, the metallic glass possesses a good plasticity which is necessary for friction welding of metallic glasses.