In low-Ag Cu matrix alloys,the presence of coarse discontinuous precipitates may limit strength.We demonstrated that discontinuous precipitation was suppressed,and continuous precipitation was en-hanced by the doping ...In low-Ag Cu matrix alloys,the presence of coarse discontinuous precipitates may limit strength.We demonstrated that discontinuous precipitation was suppressed,and continuous precipitation was en-hanced by the doping of Cu-6 wt%Ag with Sc.A high-volume fraction of continuous precipitates,which nucleated on{111}planes,led to a 55 MPa increase in strength,with only a slight decrease in electri-cal conductivity.The addition of Sc inhibited the nucleation of discontinuous precipitates by causing the Sc and the Ag to co-segregate onto grain boundaries,thus forming a thin intermetallic compound layer between grains.After deformation,both discontinuous and continuous precipitates were drawn into Ag fibers.The combination of deformation strain and doping caused an increase in density and a decrease in the diameter of Ag fibers,resulting in about 205 MPa increase in doped samples when the deformation strain reached 4.9.The thinner,denser Ag fibers in the doped samples also caused higher electron scatter-ing at interfaces,leading to electrical conductivity that was 11%IACS lower than in non-doped samples.For reference,100%IACS(International Annealed Copper Standard)is equivalent to 1.7241μΩcm.展开更多
基金This work was supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(No.2017YFE0107900)the 111 Project(2.0)of China(No.BP0719037)Some work was performed at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory,USA,which is supported by the National Science Foundation Cooperative Agreement(Nos.DMR-1157490 and NSF DMR-1644779)and the State of Florida,USA.The authors are grateful to Mary Tyler for editing.The authors are grateful to China Scholarship Council(CSC)for financial support.
文摘In low-Ag Cu matrix alloys,the presence of coarse discontinuous precipitates may limit strength.We demonstrated that discontinuous precipitation was suppressed,and continuous precipitation was en-hanced by the doping of Cu-6 wt%Ag with Sc.A high-volume fraction of continuous precipitates,which nucleated on{111}planes,led to a 55 MPa increase in strength,with only a slight decrease in electri-cal conductivity.The addition of Sc inhibited the nucleation of discontinuous precipitates by causing the Sc and the Ag to co-segregate onto grain boundaries,thus forming a thin intermetallic compound layer between grains.After deformation,both discontinuous and continuous precipitates were drawn into Ag fibers.The combination of deformation strain and doping caused an increase in density and a decrease in the diameter of Ag fibers,resulting in about 205 MPa increase in doped samples when the deformation strain reached 4.9.The thinner,denser Ag fibers in the doped samples also caused higher electron scatter-ing at interfaces,leading to electrical conductivity that was 11%IACS lower than in non-doped samples.For reference,100%IACS(International Annealed Copper Standard)is equivalent to 1.7241μΩcm.
