The characteristics of Cu–12wt.% Ag filamentary microcomposite in different isothermal process

Thermal stability of heavily drawn Cu–0.4wt.%Cr–0.12wt.%Zr–0.02wt.%Si–0.05wt.%Mg

“…Vickers hardness dependent on the annealing temperature for Cu-0.4%Cr-0.12%Zr-0.02%Si-0.05%Mg drawn to Á = 6.0. results are slightly higher than those reported in the literature due to the alloying which includes solid solution and precipitation as well as their interactions with dislocations[20,[33][34][35][36].…”

“…This can be attributed to the possible precipitation hardening because some solute atoms can dissolve into the Cu matrix during heavy drawing and precipitate during annealing treatment at 200-400 • C [33][34][35][36]. As the annealing temperature increases above 400 • C, the hardness noticeably decreases because the recrystallization removes the work hardening.…”

Effect of Cold Rolling and Heat Treatment on Properties and Microstructure of Cu-24wt%Ag Alloys

“…Hence, Cu-Ag alloy obtains superior strength while maintains good conductivity [4][5][6][7]. The composition, cold deformation degree, and heat treatment system strongly influence the microstructure and properties [8][9][10][11]. Benghalem and Morris [12] indicated that the fine Ag filaments in cold-drawn Cu-(3~72)wt.%Ag wires produced additional reinforcement only when their dimensions reached very small values after very high deformation levels.…”

Effect of aging treatment on microstructure and mechanical properties of Cu–Ag alloys

“…In general, the conductor wires used in magnet windings require a tensile strength approaching 1.0 GPa and a conductivity greater than 60% International Annealed Copper Standard (IACS) [4][5][6][7]. According to many investigations, it has been considered that the most promising conductor materials in high-field magnets are metal matrix composites, such as Cu-Nb and Cu-Ag [8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15].…”