Abstract:
The W fiber W
f/Zr-based metallic glass composites with different fiber volume fraction
VF were prepared by infiltration and rapid solidification. The
VF were 47%, 66%, 77% and 86%, respectively. The effect of
VF on the quasi-static compression mechanical properties and deformation behavior of the W
f/Zr-based metallic glass composites was researched in detail. The results show that the yield strength of the W
f/Zr-based metallic glass composites increases with increase of the
VF. The plastic strain firstly increases and then decreases with increase of the
VF. The plastic strain is the largest when the
VF is 66%. The change of the plastic strain in the W
f/Zr-based metallic glass composites mainly depends on the interaction between matrix and W
f. With increase of strain, the quantity and density of the shear bands in the matrix increase, and the main shear band deflects towards the direction more than 45°. The stress state in the end and middle of the W
f/Zr-based metallic glass composites sample is different during compression because of the influence of the pressure head, which results in the direction of the shear bands difference in different areas of the sample. The failure modes of the W
f/Zr-based metallic glass composites change from shear fracture to longitudinal splitting with the increase of the
VF. The fracture behavior the W
f/Zr-based metallic glass composites complies with the Mohr-Coulomb criterion.