Precipitation-strengthened Cu alloys with high strength and conductivity (HSC) has become
widespread in the electronic and electrical industries. Although pure Cu exhibits high …

Friction stir welding and processing enabled the creation of stronger joints, novel ultrafine-
grained metals, new metal matrix composites, and multifunctional surfaces at user-defined …

Copper matrix composites doped with ceramic particles are known to effectively enhance
the mechanical properties, thermal expansion behavior and high-temperature stability of …

In this research, the cryogenic friction stir welding (CFSW) process has been performed
using a liquid nitrogen medium to join two similar ZE42 magnesium alloy plates. The new …

High strength and high conductivity (HSHC) Cu alloys are widely used in many fields, such
as high-speed electric railway contact wires and integrated circuit lead frames. Pure Cu is …

In this study, the Cu-1Cr-0.2 Zr (wt%) alloys with trace Mg element (0.05 wt%) were prepared
by a two-step cryorolling and aging (CRA) process. The effects of the two-step CRA and Mg …

Bulk manufacturing has always been a big barrier to realize industrial application of ultrafine-
grained (UFG) material for a long time. In this study, a new friction stir additive manufacturing …

To achieve high strength and good electrical conductivity, thermo-mechanical treatments are
usually applied for precipitation strengthened Cu–Cr–Zr alloys. However, the dislocation …

Corrosion is frequently viewed as a catastrophic and unavoidable disaster in marine
applications. Every year, a huge cost is incurred on the maintenance and repair of corrosion …

Achieving an excellent combination of mechanical properties and electrical conductivity in
conductive copper alloys is highly desirable but remains a great challenge. This paper …