Optimisation of strength and ductility of Cu–Cr–Zr by combining severe plastic

The microstructure and mechanical behaviour of a Cu–Cr–Zr alloy has been examined after severe plastic deformation, and giving both prior and subsequent age hardening treatments. Dislocation subgrain structures are produced by deformation leading to high strength and reduced ductility. Mild annealin...

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Autores: Valdés León, Kesman, Muñoz-Morris, M. Antonia, Morris, David G.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2012
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/49378
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/49378
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Equal channel angular pressing
Non-ferrous alloys
Microstructure
Strengthening
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Sumario:The microstructure and mechanical behaviour of a Cu–Cr–Zr alloy has been examined after severe plastic deformation, and giving both prior and subsequent age hardening treatments. Dislocation subgrain structures are produced by deformation leading to high strength and reduced ductility. Mild annealing following deformation leads to slight substructural coarsening, some loss of dislocations, and simultaneous precipitation, resulting in an increase of strength with some improvement of ductility. The same heat treatments for precipitation before deformation lead to finer substructures, with shear reducing particle size and leading to partial dissolution. Strength and ductility are analysed in terms of the deformation substructures and the role of precipitate particles