A surface composite layer reinforced with TiB 2 particles was produced on copper by use of the laser remelting in situ synthesis. The microstructure, electrical conductivity, and sliding wear behavior of the in situ Cu-TiB 2 composite were investigated. The experimental results show that the size of reinforcing TiB 2 particles is about 800 nm and the microhardness of composite layer reaches HV 210. Although the electrical conductivity of the composite layer is reduced with increasing TiB 2 volume fraction, the decrease of the integrated conductivity of the samples containing composite layer and copper substrate is insignificant. The wear resistance of composite layer is 10 times better than that of the copper sample.
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