The phase composition and microstructure formation mechanism of in-situ Cu-Fe micro-composites were investigated. The microstructures of longitudinal and transverse sections were analyzed by light microscopy and scanning electron microscopy. The phase analysis was executed by X-ray diffraction. The common microstructure characteristic of Cu-XFe (X = 11, 14 and 17) alloys was that the second phase α-Fe dendrites were uniformly distributed in the Cu matrix. The disorderly distributed Fe dendrites of Cu-14Fe alloy underwent initial inhomogeneous deformation and then were gradually changed into the directionally arranged Fe fibers of in-situ Cu-14Fe micro-composite in the longitudinal section, and were gradually transformed into the irregular V-shaped Fe fibers in the transverse section. The initial inhomogeneous deformation and the irregular V-shaped Fe fibers in the transverse section are closely related to the formation of <110> texture.
Cu-based composites are widely used in mechanical, electrical, communication, transportation and microelectronics industries due to their excellent properties. However, the difficult match between strength and conductivity is the main problem for Cu-based composites. And thermal-mechanical treatment technologies reached the limit to improve and control their comprehensive performance. Graphene is a two-dimensional layered material with carbon atoms hybridized by SP2 orbital, and has high strength, good electrical conductivity and thermal conductivity. It is expected to solve the contradiction between the strength and conductivity of the composites by introducing graphene into Cu-based composites. In this paper, the commonly used methods for effective dispersion of graphene and interface bonding were introduced, the researches on the strength, toughness, electrical conductivity and thermal conductivity were outlined, lastly the future development of graphene Cu-based composites was prospected.
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