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Determining the Mechanical Strength of Ultra-Fine-Grained Metals
Published on: November 22, 2021
Effect of Grain Refinement on the Comprehensive Mechanical Performance of W-Cu Composites
Tielong Han1, Chao Hou1, Yaochuan Sun1
1Faculty of Materials and Manufacturing, Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Materials, Ministry of Education of China, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China.
Abstract:
W-Cu composites are commonly subjected to coupled multiple fields in service, which imposes high requirements on their overall performance. In this study, the ultrafine-grained W-Cu composite was fabricated using the combination of electroless plating and spark plasma sintering. The wear resistance and high-temperature compressive properties of the ultrafine-grained W-Cu composite were investigated and compared with those of the commercial coarse-grained counterpart. Moreover, the underlying strengthening and wear mechanisms were also discussed. Here we show that the ultrafine-grained W-Cu composite exhibits superior integrated mechanical performance, making it a potential alternative to commercial W-Cu composites.
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