Effect of Sintering Temperature of Mo Skeleton on the Contiguity and Compressive Properties of Mo-Cu IPCs

摘要

Interpenetrating phase composites (IPCs) are interesting materials, in which each phase can contribute its most desirable attributes to the composite as a whole by its contiguous morphology. In the present study, molybdenum-copper (Mo-Cu) composites with interpenetrating microstructure were fabricated by open-celled porous Mo skeleton with infiltration of Cu. Effects of sintering temperature on the Mo-Mo contiguity and compressive properties of the Mo-Cu IPCs were examined. The contiguity of Mo-Mo and compressive strength increase with the sintering temperature increasing from 1473 to 1873 K, and decrease at 2073 K. Volume fraction of Cu infiltrated in Mo skeleton and failure strain of composites decrease with the sintering temperature increasing from 1473 to 1873 K and increase at 2073 K. Mutual dependency of compressive properties and contiguity of Mo-Cu IPCs are illustrated.