Palladium based thin film metallic glasses were plastically bent by laser forming process. Thin films of Pd 77 Cu 6 Si 17 with a thickness of 0.028mm and Pd 40 Ni 40 P 20 with a thickness of 0.017mm were used for specimen. A 50W YAG laser was employed for forming. Variation of bending angle was investigated by changing working conditions such as laser power, laser operation mode (continuous wave and Q-switch pulsed modes), Q-sw frequency, scanning velocity and scanning number. From the experimental results, both thin films of Pd 77 Cu 6 Si 17 and Pd 40 Ni 40 P 20 were successfully bent for more than 85º. The formed thin films did not crystallize but were amorphous. As scanning number increased, bending angle also increased but increasing rate decreased. When laser power and scanning velocity were changed, bending angle had a peak. When Q-sw frequency was changed, bending angle had a broad peak in Pd 77 Cu 6 Si 17 case, but that was larger as frequency was smaller in Pd 40 Ni 40 P 20 case.

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