TY - JOUR
T1 - Age-Induced Precipitating and Strengthening Behaviors in a Cu–Ni–Al Alloy
AU - Semboshi, Satoshi
AU - Hariki, Ryuta
AU - Shuto, Toshiya
AU - Hyodo, Hiroshi
AU - Kaneno, Yasuyuki
AU - Masahashi, Naoya
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors used the facilities of the Institute for Materials Research (IMR), Tohoku University, and Osaka Prefecture University. We appreciate Prof. R. Kainuma and Prof. T. Ohmori at Tohoku University and Prof. S.Z. Han at the Korea Institute of Materials Science for useful suggestions and discussions. We would also like to thank Mr. E. Aoyagi and Mr. I. Nagano at IMR for technical support. This research is based on the Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research Program (B) (No. 18H01743).
Funding Information:
The authors used the facilities of the Institute for Materials Research (IMR), Tohoku University, and Osaka Prefecture University. We appreciate Prof. R. Kainuma and Prof. T. Ohmori at Tohoku University and Prof. S.Z. Han at the Korea Institute of Materials Science for useful suggestions and discussions. We would also like to thank Mr. E. Aoyagi and Mr. I. Nagano at IMR for technical support. This research is based on the Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research Program (B) (No. 18H01743).
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© 2021, The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society and ASM International.
PY - 2021/11
Y1 - 2021/11
N2 - Microstructural response and variations in strength and electrical conductivity of a Cu−20 at. pct Ni–6.7 at. pct Al alloy during isothermal aging at temperatures from 723 K to 1023 K (450 °C to 750 °C) were investigated to discuss the age-induced precipitation behavior and strengthening mechanism. At all aging temperatures, fine spherical γ′-Ni3Al particles were found to nucleate coherently with parent Cu grains by continuous precipitation and then grew gradually by Ostwald ripening. Domains with a high density of twins developed at grain boundaries during aging below 873 K (600 °C) followed by cellular components composed of fiber-shaped γ′-Ni3Al and Cu solid solution phases at the domain boundaries later. Both the domains and cellular components were suppressed at aging above 923 K (650 °C). The age-induced strengthening principally resulted from fine dispersion of γ′-Ni3Al coherent particles in the grains. The precipitation strengthening by the fine γ′-Ni3Al coherent particles exhibited a maximum at an aging temperature of 873 K (600 °C), resulting in excellent mechanical properties such as a high hardness of 340 ± 7 HV and an ultimate tensile strength of 980 ± 14 MPa, which are comparable to those of other commercial age-hardened Cu–Be, Cu–Ni–Si, and Cu–Ti alloys.
AB - Microstructural response and variations in strength and electrical conductivity of a Cu−20 at. pct Ni–6.7 at. pct Al alloy during isothermal aging at temperatures from 723 K to 1023 K (450 °C to 750 °C) were investigated to discuss the age-induced precipitation behavior and strengthening mechanism. At all aging temperatures, fine spherical γ′-Ni3Al particles were found to nucleate coherently with parent Cu grains by continuous precipitation and then grew gradually by Ostwald ripening. Domains with a high density of twins developed at grain boundaries during aging below 873 K (600 °C) followed by cellular components composed of fiber-shaped γ′-Ni3Al and Cu solid solution phases at the domain boundaries later. Both the domains and cellular components were suppressed at aging above 923 K (650 °C). The age-induced strengthening principally resulted from fine dispersion of γ′-Ni3Al coherent particles in the grains. The precipitation strengthening by the fine γ′-Ni3Al coherent particles exhibited a maximum at an aging temperature of 873 K (600 °C), resulting in excellent mechanical properties such as a high hardness of 340 ± 7 HV and an ultimate tensile strength of 980 ± 14 MPa, which are comparable to those of other commercial age-hardened Cu–Be, Cu–Ni–Si, and Cu–Ti alloys.
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U2 - 10.1007/s11661-021-06435-x
DO - 10.1007/s11661-021-06435-x
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85113832323
VL - 52
SP - 4934
EP - 4945
JO - Metallurgical Transactions A (Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science)
JF - Metallurgical Transactions A (Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science)
SN - 1073-5623
IS - 11
ER -