简介:Thelargesize,crack-freeZr55Cu30Al10Ni5bulkmetallicglass(BMGs)withthediameterof54mmandtheheightof15mmwasbuiltbylasersolidformingadditivemanufacturingtechnology,whosesizeislargerthanthecriticaldiameterbycasting.Themicrostructure,tensileandcompressivedeformationbehaviorsandfracturemorphologyoflasersolidformedZr55Cu30Al10Ni5BMGswereinvestigated.Itisfoundthatthecrystallizationmainlyoccursintheheat-affectedzonesofdepositionlayers,whichconsistofAl5Ni3Zr2,NiZr2,ZrCu,CuZr2phases.Thecontentofamorphousphaseinthedepositisabout63%.Underthecompressiveloading,thedepositpresentsnoplasticitybeforefractureoccurs.Thefractureprocessismainlycontrolledbytheshearstressandthecompressiveshearfractureanglesofabout39.Thecompressivestrengthreaches1452MPa,whichisequivalenttothatofas-CastZr55Cu30Al10Ni5BMGs,andthereexistvein-likepatterns,river-likepatternsandsmoothregionsatthecompressivefractography.Underthetensileloading,thedepositpresentsthebrittlefracturepatternwithoutplasticdeformation.Thefractureprocessexhibitsnormalfracturemodel,andthetensileshearfractureangleofabout90°.Thetensilestrengthisonlyabout609MPa,andthetensilefractographymainlyconsistsofmicro-scaledcoresandvein-likepatterns,dimple-likepatterns,chocolate-likepatternsandsmoothregions.Theresultsfurtherverifiedthefeasibilityandlargepotentialoflaseradditivemanufacturingonfabricationandindustrialapplicationoflarge-scaleBMGsparts.