Modulation and Control of Wettability and Hardness of Zr-Based Metallic Glass via Facile Laser Surface Texturing

Bulk metallic glass (BMG) has received consistent attention from the research community owing to its superior physical and mechanical properties. Modulating and controlling the surface functionalities of BMG can be more interesting for the surface engineering community and will render more practical...

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Autores principales:	Qinghua Wang, Yangyang Cheng, Zhixian Zhu, Nan Xiang, Huixin Wang
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	laser surface texturing wettability hardness Zr-based metallic glass Mechanical engineering and machinery TJ1-1570
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:52c86d6219c342c1be2d55b634863f812021-11-25T18:23:07ZModulation and Control of Wettability and Hardness of Zr-Based Metallic Glass via Facile Laser Surface Texturing10.3390/mi121113222072-666Xhttps://doaj.org/article/52c86d6219c342c1be2d55b634863f812021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2072-666X/12/11/1322https://doaj.org/toc/2072-666XBulk metallic glass (BMG) has received consistent attention from the research community owing to its superior physical and mechanical properties. Modulating and controlling the surface functionalities of BMG can be more interesting for the surface engineering community and will render more practical applications. In this work, a facile laser-based surface texturing technique is presented to modulate and control the surface functionalities (i.e., wettability and hardness) of Zr-based BMG. Laser surface texturing was first utilized to create periodic surface structures, and heat treatment was subsequently employed to control the surface chemistry. The experimental results indicate that the laser textured BMG surface became superhydrophilic immediately upon laser texturing, and it turned superhydrophobic after heat treatment. Through surface morphology and chemistry analyses, it was confirmed that the wettability transition could be ascribed to the combined effects of laser-induced periodic surface structure and controllable surface chemistry. In the meantime, the microhardness of the BMG surface has been remarkably increased as a result of laser surface texturing. The facile laser-based technique developed in this work has shown its effectiveness in modification and control of the surface functionalities for BMG, and it is expected to endow more useful applications.Qinghua WangYangyang ChengZhixian ZhuNan XiangHuixin WangMDPI AGarticlelaser surface texturingwettabilityhardnessZr-based metallic glassMechanical engineering and machineryTJ1-1570ENMicromachines, Vol 12, Iss 1322, p 1322 (2021)
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topic	laser surface texturing wettability hardness Zr-based metallic glass Mechanical engineering and machinery TJ1-1570
spellingShingle	laser surface texturing wettability hardness Zr-based metallic glass Mechanical engineering and machinery TJ1-1570 Qinghua Wang Yangyang Cheng Zhixian Zhu Nan Xiang Huixin Wang Modulation and Control of Wettability and Hardness of Zr-Based Metallic Glass via Facile Laser Surface Texturing
description	Bulk metallic glass (BMG) has received consistent attention from the research community owing to its superior physical and mechanical properties. Modulating and controlling the surface functionalities of BMG can be more interesting for the surface engineering community and will render more practical applications. In this work, a facile laser-based surface texturing technique is presented to modulate and control the surface functionalities (i.e., wettability and hardness) of Zr-based BMG. Laser surface texturing was first utilized to create periodic surface structures, and heat treatment was subsequently employed to control the surface chemistry. The experimental results indicate that the laser textured BMG surface became superhydrophilic immediately upon laser texturing, and it turned superhydrophobic after heat treatment. Through surface morphology and chemistry analyses, it was confirmed that the wettability transition could be ascribed to the combined effects of laser-induced periodic surface structure and controllable surface chemistry. In the meantime, the microhardness of the BMG surface has been remarkably increased as a result of laser surface texturing. The facile laser-based technique developed in this work has shown its effectiveness in modification and control of the surface functionalities for BMG, and it is expected to endow more useful applications.
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author	Qinghua Wang Yangyang Cheng Zhixian Zhu Nan Xiang Huixin Wang
author_facet	Qinghua Wang Yangyang Cheng Zhixian Zhu Nan Xiang Huixin Wang
author_sort	Qinghua Wang
title	Modulation and Control of Wettability and Hardness of Zr-Based Metallic Glass via Facile Laser Surface Texturing
title_short	Modulation and Control of Wettability and Hardness of Zr-Based Metallic Glass via Facile Laser Surface Texturing
title_full	Modulation and Control of Wettability and Hardness of Zr-Based Metallic Glass via Facile Laser Surface Texturing
title_fullStr	Modulation and Control of Wettability and Hardness of Zr-Based Metallic Glass via Facile Laser Surface Texturing
title_full_unstemmed	Modulation and Control of Wettability and Hardness of Zr-Based Metallic Glass via Facile Laser Surface Texturing
title_sort	modulation and control of wettability and hardness of zr-based metallic glass via facile laser surface texturing
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/52c86d6219c342c1be2d55b634863f81
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Modulation and Control of Wettability and Hardness of Zr-Based Metallic Glass via Facile Laser Surface Texturing

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