Improved mechanical and wear properties of Cu-Ga-In ternary alloys through liquid reinforcement
In this work, novel Cu-Ga-In alloys are designed with systematic variation in the liquid and
solid solution phases to mimic the nature-inspired structures and their properties. A
combination of characterization techniques such as X-ray Diffraction (XRD), Optical
microscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and 3D X-ray tomography along with
thermodynamic calculations confirm the presence of liquid and solid solution phases in the
microstructure. The effect of the liquid phase in increasing the ductility and toughness is …
solid solution phases to mimic the nature-inspired structures and their properties. A
combination of characterization techniques such as X-ray Diffraction (XRD), Optical
microscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and 3D X-ray tomography along with
thermodynamic calculations confirm the presence of liquid and solid solution phases in the
microstructure. The effect of the liquid phase in increasing the ductility and toughness is …