Characteristics of copper-clad aluminum rods prepared by horizontal continuous casting

Autor: Kateryna Svynarenko, Jinchuan Jie, Tingju Li, Li Wu, Tongmin Wang, Ying Fu, Zhang Yubo, Qingtao Guo
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Metals and Materials International. 23:1197-1203
ISSN: 2005-4149
1598-9623
DOI: 10.1007/s12540-017-6922-3
Popis: An innovative horizontal continuous casting method was developed and successfully used to prepare copper-clad aluminum (CCA) rods with a diameter of 85 mm and a sheath thickness of 16 mm. The solidification structure and element distribution near the interface of the CCA ingots were investigated by means of a scanning electron microscope, an energy dispersive spectrometer, and an electron probe X-ray microanalyzer. The results showed that the proposed process can lead to a good metallurgical bond between Cu and Al. The interface between Cu and Al was a multilayered structure with a thickness of 200 μm, consisting of Cu9Al4, CuAl2, α-Al/CuAl2 eutectic, and α-Al + α-Al/CuAl2 eutectic layers from the Cu side to the Al side. The mean tensile-shear strength of the CCA sample was 45 MPa, which fulfills the requirements for the further extrusion process. The bonding and diffusion mechanisms are also discussed in this paper.
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