Micro flash butt welding of super duplex stainless steel with Zr-based metallic glass insert

Micro flash butt welding of super duplex stainless steel with Zr-based metallic glass insert was carried out. Zr55Cu30Ni5Al10 of Zr-based metallic glass with thickness of 50 μm and Zr metal with thickness of 500 μm were used as the insert materials. After welding, Zr-based metallic glass insert became much thinner than that of Zr metal insert. The supercooled liquid of Zr-based metallic glass insert at the interface was protruded outside of the specimen during welding. The formation of the protrusion discharged the oxide films on the butting surfaces and contact surface, resulting in metallurgical bonding through the fresh surfaces. The Fe–Zr metallic compounds were observed at the bonding interface for the Zr metal insert, but the metallic compound for Zr-based metallic glass insert was hardly observed. The micro flash butt welding of stainless steel with Zr-based metallic glass insert was successfully welded.