Recent development of advanced precipitation-strengthened Cu alloys with high strength and conductivity: a review

K Yang, Y Wang, M Guo, H Wang, Y Mo, X Dong… - Progress in Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
Precipitation-strengthened Cu alloys with high strength and conductivity (HSC) has become
widespread in the electronic and electrical industries. Although pure Cu exhibits high …

High strength and high conductivity Cu alloys: A review

HY Yang, ZC Ma, CH Lei, L Meng, YT Fang… - Science China …, 2020 - Springer
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 …

Effects of minor rare earths on the microstructure and properties of Cu-Cr-Zr alloy

W Wang, J Zhu, N Qin, Y Zhang, S Li, Z Xiao… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2020 - Elsevier
The effects of minor rare earths, such as Sc, Er, and Y, on the microstructure and properties
of Cu-Cr-Zr alloys, were studied systematically. Microstructure evolutions and properties …

Enhanced electrical, mechanical and tribological properties of Cu-Cr-Zr alloys by continuous extrusion forming and subsequent aging treatment

Z Shen, Z Lin, P Shi, J Zhu, T Zheng, B Ding… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
As a promising material for the new generation of high-speed railway contact wires, the
comprehensive optimization of the electrical conductivity, strength, hardness and wear …

Microstructure and properties of Cu-Zn-Cr-Zr alloy treated by multistage thermo-mechanical treatment

Z Wu, J Hu, Z Xin, L Qin, Y Jia, Y Jiang - Materials Science and …, 2023 - Elsevier
A high-strength and high-conductivity Cu-0.4 Zn-0.35 Cr-0.2 Zr alloy was designed and
prepared by adding galvanized scrap copper into Cu-Cr-Zr alloy. The effects of multistage …

Improved strength with good conductivity in Cu–Cr–Zr alloys: Determinant effect of under-aging treatment before rolling and aging

YD Wang, LH Wu, P Xue, H Zhang, DR Ni… - Materials Science and …, 2022 - Elsevier
To achieve high strength and good electrical conductivity, thermo-mechanical treatments are
usually applied for precipitation strengthened Cu–Cr–Zr alloys. However, the dislocation …

Contribution of Zr to strength and grain refinement in CuCrZr alloy

J Chen, J Wang, X Xiao, H Wang, H Chen… - Materials Science and …, 2019 - Elsevier
The mechanical properties and microstructure transformation of Cu single bondCrsingle
bond Zr alloys obtained by upward continuous casting with varying Zr contents were studied …

Optimizing the strength, ductility and electrical conductivity of a Cu-Cr-Zr alloy by rotary swaging and aging treatment

AH Huang, YF Wang, MS Wang, LY Song, YS Li… - Materials Science and …, 2019 - Elsevier
A high performance Cu-Cr-Zr alloy with an ultimate tensile strength of 612 MPa, a uniform
elongation of 5% and an electrical conductivity of 84.7% IACS was achieved by the severe …

High thermal stability of nanocrystalline FeNi2CoMo0. 2V0. 5 high-entropy alloy by twin boundary and sluggish diffusion

NN Liang, RR Xu, GZ Wu, XZ Gao, YH Zhao - Materials Science and …, 2022 - Elsevier
A nanocrystalline (NC) face-centered cubic FeNi2CoMo0. 2V0. 5 high-entropy alloy was
produced by high pressure torsion (HPT). The evolutions of microhardness and …

Heterogeneous microstructure enables a synergy of strength, ductility and electrical conductivity in copper alloys

Z Lai, Y Mai, H Song, J Mai, X Jie - Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2022 - Elsevier
Copper alloys that simultaneously possess excellent electrical conductivity, high strength
and reasonable ductility are increasingly needed in aerospace, transportation and …