Effect of rare earth addition on microstructural, mechanical and electrical characteristics of Cu-6% Fe microcomposites

WU Zhiwei, J Zhang, C Yi, M Liang - Journal of Rare Earths, 2009 - Elsevier
Cu-6% Fe (mass fraction) microcomposites containing (0–0.30)% rare earth elements were
prepared by cold drawing and intermediate heat treatments. Microstructure was observed …

High strength, high conductivity and good softening resistance Cu-Fe-Ti alloy

H Yang, Y Bu, J Wu, Y Fang, J Liu, L Huang… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Cu alloys with high strength, high electrical conductivity (EC) and good softening resistance
(SR) are urgently needed in many fields. A Cu-1.06 wt% Fe-0.44 wt% Ti alloy was designed …

Effect of temperature on mechanical behavior of Cu–Cr–Co–Ti alloys

J Zhang, S Zhang, X Cao, L Li, X Yang, Z Chen… - Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, high-performance Cu–0.69 Cr–0.46 Co–0.34 Ti (wt%) alloys with nano-
precipitates and nanotwins are prepared via a two-step cryorolling and aging process. The …

CoTi precipitates: the key to high strength, high conductivity and good softening resistance in Cu-Co-Ti alloy

H Yang, Y Bu, J Wu, Y Fang, J Liu, H Wang… - Materials …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract A novel Cu-Co-Ti alloy with high strength of 480 MPa, high conductivity of 81%
IACS and excellent softening temperature up to 600° C was fabricated via solid solution …

Inhibition of precipitation structure transformation and enhancement of hardness by trace La addition in Cu-1Cr-0.1 Zr alloy sheets

Y Xiao, SW Wang, HW Song, SF Chen, Q Yu… - Materials Today …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Cu-1Cr-0.1 Zr and Cu-1Cr-0.1 Zr-0.07 La alloy sheets were prepared by the
following process: vacuum casting–homogenization treatment–hot forging–solid solution …

Nanocompound-induced anti-softening mechanisms: application to CuCr alloys

H Yang, Y Bu, J Wu, Y Fang, J Liu, H Wang - Materials Science and …, 2022 - Elsevier
A nanocompound-induced anti-softening mechanism is proposed for preparing high
strength and high conductivity CuCr alloys with favorable softening resistance. The …

Microstructure evolution and properties of a Cu-5 wt% Mo alloy with high conductivity and high anti-soften temperature

Y Liang, Q Lei, X Zhang, D Jiang, Y Li - Materials Today Communications, 2022 - Elsevier
A Cu-5 wt% Mo alloy with high conductivity and high anti-soften temperature were fabricated
by combining mechanical alloying with spark plasma sintering (SPS). Cu-5 wt% Mo mixed …

Low cycle fatigue behavior of precipitation-strengthened Cu-Cr-Zr contact wires

J Wang, J Chen, C Guo, X Xiao, H Wang… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
The low cycle fatigue behavior (Δε t/2= 0.4–1.0%) of a Cu-Cr-Zr alloy strengthened with
nanoscale precipitates has been tested at room temperature. The results showed that cyclic …

Microstructural evolution and properties of a Cu–Cr–Ag alloy during continuous manufacturing process

GL Xu, LJ Peng, GJ Huang, HF Xie, Z Yang, X Feng… - Rare Metals, 2021 - Springer
Microstructure evolution and properties of a Cu–Cr–Ag alloy during the continuous
manufacturing process were investigated in detail by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) …

Microstructure and properties of as-cast Cu-Cr-Zr alloys with lanthanum addition

J Li, L Chang, S Li, X Zhu, Z An - Journal of Rare Earths, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Cu-0.45 Cr-0.2 Zr-xLa (x= 0–0.48) alloys were prepared by vacuum casting. The
effects of La addition and orientation on the microstructure and properties of the as-cast alloy …