Achieving High Strength and High Conductivity of Cu-6 wt%Ag Sheets by Controlling the Aging Cooling Rate

Autor: Zhongyuan Zhang, Yadong Ru, Tingting Zuo, Jiangli Xue, Yue Wu, Zhaoshun Gao, Yongsheng Liu, Liye Xiao
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Materials, Vol 16, Iss 10, p 3632 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1996-1944
DOI: 10.3390/ma16103632
Popis: In this paper, Cu-6 wt%Ag alloy sheets were prepared using vacuum induction melting, heat treatment, and cold working rolling. We investigated the influence of the aging cooling rate on the microstructure and properties of Cu-6 wt%Ag alloy sheets. By reducing the cooling rate of the aging treatment, the mechanical properties of the cold-rolled Cu-6 wt%Ag alloy sheets were improved. The cold-rolled Cu-6 wt%Ag alloy sheet achieves a tensile strength of 1003 MPa and an electrical conductivity of 75% IACS (International Annealing Copper Standard), which is superior to the alloy fabricated with other methods. SEM characterization shows that the change in properties of the Cu-6 wt%Ag alloy sheets with the same deformation is due to a precipitation of the nano-Ag phase. The high-performance Cu-Ag sheets are expected to be used as Bitter disks for water-cooled high-field magnets.
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