Development of strength and conductivity in deformation processed copper base alloys

摘要

Deformation processed copper based composite alloys have been recently investigated. In these composite alloys, copper, a matrix material, contributes to a high thermal and electrical conductivity, and a second phase material such as Fe, Nb, Cr, Mo, Ta and W acts as a reinforcement of the strength of the composites. Tungsten was chosen as the bcc phase in the first experiment because W has a high melting temperature which is expected to reduce the decrease in high temperature strength resulting from coarsening of fibers. However, brittleness of tungsten may bring crack problems. Because the matrix is ductile but the second phase is hard enough to resist the external forces, cracks may occur at the interfaces between deformed matrix and undeformed second phase. The purpose of the first experiment is to investigate the possibility of deformation of Cu-W compacts. (ERA citation 17:028683)