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Area of Science:

  • Materials Science
  • Metallurgy
  • Computational Science

Background:

  • Copper-nickel-silicon (CuNi₂Si₁) alloys are crucial for applications requiring high mechanical strength and electrical conductivity.
  • Optimizing these properties is challenging due to complex microstructure evolution during heat treatment and deformation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To optimize the mechanical (hardness) and electrical conductivity of CuNi₂Si₁ alloy.
  • To investigate the effects of aging temperature, aging duration, and cold rolling on alloy properties.
  • To evaluate the predictive accuracy of metaheuristic algorithms for alloy optimization.

Main Methods:

  • Experimental optimization involving varying aging temperatures (450-600 °C) and durations (1-420 min).
  • Application of cold rolling (50% strain) post-solution annealing to refine microstructure.
  • Utilizing metaheuristic algorithms, including Sequential Least Squares Programming (SLSQP), Genetic Algorithm (GA), and Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO), for predictive modeling.

Main Results:

  • Optimum aging conditions identified as 450 °C for 30 min, yielding 266 HV hardness and 13 MS/m conductivity.
  • Cold rolling significantly enhanced microstructure refinement and precipitate development, leading to improved properties.
  • The SPBO algorithm demonstrated superior prediction accuracy, with experimental validation closely matching its predictions (267 HV, 14 MS/m).
  • Polynomial regression models confirmed high accuracy (R² values of 0.98 and 0.96).

Conclusions:

  • Computational optimization, particularly using SPBO, is a highly effective approach for tailoring CuNi₂Si₁ alloy properties.
  • The study demonstrates a synergistic effect between thermomechanical processing and computational modeling for material development.
  • Optimized CuNi₂Si₁ alloys hold significant potential for advanced applications in aerospace and electrical engineering.