Surmounting the thermal processing limits: Patterning TiZrCuPdSn bulk metallic glass even with nanocrystallization

Fei-Fan Cai, Baran Sarac, Zhuo Chen, Caterina Marina Czibula, Florian Spieckermann, Jürgen Eckert

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Abstract

Ni-free Ti-based bulk metallic glasses (BMGs) are promising for biomedical applications, thanks to their excellent biocompatibility and high corrosion resistance. BMGs can be shaped and patterned by viscous flow deformation using thermoplastic net-shaping. This work presents a novel strategy for thermoplastic net-shaping of Ti40Zr10Cu34Pd14Sn2 BMG. Instead of operating for a short time slightly above the glass transition temperature to avoid crystallization, the proposed method accepts the formation of nanocrystals and makes use of the lower viscosity of the supercooled liquid when processing above the glass transition temperature. Following this approach, Ti40Zr10Cu34Pd14Sn2 BMG is deformed from a rod to a thin disk, and patterns scaling from 5 μm to 300 μm are successfully created on the Ti-BMG surfaces, demonstrating the potential to create complex features for functional materials. Furthermore, after the thermoplastic net-shaping treatment, the Vickers hardness increases by 6% while the corrosion and passivation current density decrease by an order of magnitude. This work reveals that the BMGs can still be deformed and patterned via the thermoplastic net-shaping technique if the first crystallization event of the BMG systems is the formation of nanocrystals. Most importantly, this work reveals the possibility of processing a broad family of mediocre glass-forming systems and semi-crystalline composites via thermoplastic net-shaping.
OriginalspracheEnglisch
Aufsatznummer100316
Seitenumfang8
FachzeitschriftMaterials today advances
Jahrgang16.2022
AusgabenummerDecember
DOIs
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 4 Nov. 2022

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Funding Information:
This work was supported by the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No. 861046 (BIOREMIA-ETN). B.S. J.E. and F.S. acknowledge support from the Austrian Science Fund (FWF), Grant/Award Number: I3937–N36. C.C. acknowledges the support of the Hertha Firnberg Programme by the Austrian Science fund (FWF) Grant Number: T 1314-N.

Funding Information:
This work was supported by the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska -Curie grant agreement No. 861046 (BIOREMIA-ETN). B.S. J.E. and F.S. acknowledge support from the Austrian Science Fund ( FWF ), Grant/Award Number: I3937–N36 . C.C. acknowledges the support of the Hertha Firnberg Programme by the Austrian Science fund ( FWF ) Grant Number: T 1314-N .

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