Thermodynamic Simulation and an Experimental Study of the Possibility of Synthesizing Hardened Cu-Zr-O Alloys

摘要

The conditions of formation of hardened Cu-Zr- O alloys are determined theoretically and experimentally. Thermodynamic analysis of the possibility of formation of zirconium oxide in a liquid metal is performed by constructing the surface of component solubility in a metal melt. Disperse zirconium oxide inclusions in samples are detected by scanning electron microscopy and electron-probe microanalysis. The hardness and the electrical conductivity of experimental samples are measured in the as-cast state and after cold deformation. Hardness HV133 is reached in cold-deformed samples containing 0.05 wt % Zr without heat treatment. The results obtained can be used to create a process for the formation of bulk composite materials based on copper and copper alloys.