Production of Bulk Metallic Glasses by Ultrasonic Welding of Nickel Based Amorphous Ribbons

Abstract:

With the evolution of society new materials or classes of materials must be developed. The metallic alloys with amorphous structure have exceptional physical properties due to the spatial order of the atoms in structure and the absence of crystalline defects such as dislocations, grain boundaries, etc. Due to the metastable states in which these alloys are located, obtaining bulk materials from amorphous metal alloys is difficult, being limited to simple geometries and high production cost. This problem can be solved by using the ultrasonic welding of amorphous ribbons for the production of bulk metallic glasses.In this paper, we aimed to produce bulk metallic glasses materials by welding the ribbon packages in ultrasonic field. In order to prove the preservation of the amorphous structure of both the primary welding alloys as well as after the welding of the amorphous ribbons, Differential thermal analysis (DTA), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analysis were carried out. Vickers micro-hardness test was also performed in order to reveal the mechanical properties in the welded joint.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 1157)
• Pages: 123-129
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.1157.123
• Online since: February 2020
• Authors: Mircea Nicolaeiscu*, Cosmin Codrean, Emilia-Florina Binchiciu, Bogdan Radu
• Keywords: Amorphous Ribbons, Bulk Metallic Glasses, Ultrasonic Welding

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