Effects of Cr and Zr additions on the microstructure and properties of Cu–6wt.% Ag alloys

Effect of Surface Nanocrystallization on Corrosion Resistance of the Conformed Cu-0.4%Mg Alloy in NaCl Solution

“…With the rapid growth of the high-speed railway over the last few decades, more attention has been focused on the development of copper alloys for their high strength, good electrical conductivity, satisfactory resistance to wear, and corrosion for contact wires [1]. Until now, plenty of research has been conducted to enhance the required properties of copper alloys by adding small amounts of alloying elements to them, such as Cr, Zr, Ag, Ni, and Mg [2][3][4][5][6]. Contact wire Cu-Mg alloys with lower production costs demonstrate ideal comprehensive properties and are considered the current preferred material for making contact wires for high-speed trains, of which the operating speed is more than 300 km/h [7,8].…”

Microstructure and properties of the novel Cu–0.30Mg–0.05Ce alloy processed by equal channel angular pressing

“…Until now, for instance, most of researches have attempted to enhance the required properties of copper alloys by adding some alloy elements (such as Cr, Zr, Ag, Ni, Fe, etc.) into the Cu matrix [2][3][4][5][6][7]. These conventional strengthening approaches can achieve high strength, however, several elements in copper-based alloys inevitably increases the defects of copper-based alloys and increase the scattering of conducting electrons at these defects, and thus increase the electrical resistivity [8].…”

Strengthening Effect of Ag Precipitates in Cu–Ag Alloys: A Quantitative Approach

“…[14,17,21] From the Cu-Ag binary phase diagram, the equilibrium solubility of Ag in Cu phase is about 2 wt.% at 450°C. [22] Therefore, three materials (Pure Cu, Cu-2 wt.% Ag and Cu-6 wt.% Ag) were selected and prepared by conventional casting method.…”