The effect of silicon on the microstructure and properties of aged Cu-2.2Ni-0.4Be alloy

Xu, YongHeng; Zhao, Huijuan; Fan, Yuheng; Hong, Zhenyu; Song, Kexing; Dong, Xianglei; Guo, Chunwen

doi:10.1016/j.jallcom.2022.164680

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“…[1][2][3][4]. Investigations to discover the optimal compositions and heat treatment process parameters and to understand the underlying strengthening mechanisms are significant for designing new Cu-Be alloys and developing their preparation processes [5][6][7][8].…”

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Effects of Ni Content and Heat Treatment on the Properties, Microstructures, and Precipitates of Cu-0.2 wt% Be-x wt% Ni Alloys

Meng,

Zhang,

Wang

et al. 2024

Materials

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Cu-Be alloys exhibit excellent comprehensive performance in electrics, thermotics, and mechanics, and hence, they attract much attention. Among them, low-Be copper alloys are more environmentally friendly and promising. This study explores the effects of different Ni contents and heat treatment parameters on the properties, microstructures, and precipitates of Cu-0.2 wt% Be-x wt% Ni (0 < x < 2.0) alloys. The experimental results demonstrate that the fast cooling rate of cast alloys during solidification contributes to retention of the solute atoms in the copper matrix, which is beneficial for subsequent solid solution treatment. Furthermore, solid solution treatment slightly reduces the electrical conductivities, microhardness values, and compressive yield strengths of Cu-0.2 wt% Be-1.0/1.6 wt% Ni alloys. The optimal solution temperature and time are about 925 ℃ and 60 min, respectively. Aging treatment significantly increases the electrical conductivities, microhardness values, and compressive yield strengths of Cu-0.2 wt% Be-1.0/1.6 wt% Ni alloys. The best aging temperature is around 450 ℃. However, the properties of Cu-0.2 wt%Be-0.4 wt%Ni alloys remain unaffected by solution and aging treatments. Around x = 1.0, Cu-0.2 wt% Be-x wt% Ni alloys possess the best comprehensive properties, which are about 72%IACS of electrical conductivity, 241 HV of microhardness, and 281MPa of compressive yield strength, respectively. TEM and EDS analyses reveal that the precipitate evolution of Cu-0.2 wt% Be-1.0 wt% Ni alloys with aging time is GP zones → γ″ → γ′. Notably, a distinct double-peak age strengthening phenomenon emerges with Cu-0.2 wt% Be-1.0/1.6 wt% Ni alloys. The precipitation of plenty of GP zones at the early stage of aging should account for the first strengthening peak, and the strengthening mechanism transformation of the γ″ or γ′ phase from shear to Orowan should induce the second strengthening peak. This work may help to design new low-Be copper alloys and their preparation processes.

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