Brittle-Ductile Transition in Laser 3D Printing of Fe-Based Bulk Metallic Glass Composites
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
3.1. Phase Constitution and Microstructure Characteristics
3.2. Mechanical Properties
3.3. Crack Initiation and Propagation
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Sample | A | B | C | D | E |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Power P (W) | 300 | 300 | 900 | 600 | 900 |
Velocity v (mm/s) | 10 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 5 |
Laser energy density LED (J/mm) | 30 | 60 | 90 | 120 | 180 |
Sample | A | B | C | D | E |
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Sample thickness (mm) | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1 | 1.2 | 1.5 |
Sample width (mm) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Sample length (mm) | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Sample | A | B | C | D | E |
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Volume fraction of α-Fe phase (%) | 23.66 | 52.38 | 67.84 | 77.44 | 83.31 |
Volume fraction of residual phase (%) | 76.34 | 47.62 | 32.16 | 22.56 | 16.69 |
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Xie, F.; Chen, Q.; Gao, J. Brittle-Ductile Transition in Laser 3D Printing of Fe-Based Bulk Metallic Glass Composites. Metals 2019, 9, 78. https://doi.org/10.3390/met9010078
Xie F, Chen Q, Gao J. Brittle-Ductile Transition in Laser 3D Printing of Fe-Based Bulk Metallic Glass Composites. Metals. 2019; 9(1):78. https://doi.org/10.3390/met9010078
Chicago/Turabian StyleXie, Fei, Qingjun Chen, and Jiwen Gao. 2019. "Brittle-Ductile Transition in Laser 3D Printing of Fe-Based Bulk Metallic Glass Composites" Metals 9, no. 1: 78. https://doi.org/10.3390/met9010078