IMPROVING THE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF COPPER ALLOYS BY THERMO-MECHANICAL PROCESSING

摘要

Systematic physical simulation of thermo-mechanical processing routes has been applied on a Gleeble 1500 simulator to four copper alloys(mass %)Cu-0.57Co-0.32Si,Cu-0.55Cr-0.065P,Cu-0.22Zr-0.035Si and Cu-1.01Ni-0.43Si aimed at clarifying the influences of processing conditions on their final properties,strength and electrical conductivity.Flow curves were determined over wide temperature and strain rate ranges.Hardness was used as a measure of the strength level achieved.High hardness was obtained as using equal amounts(strains 0.5)of cold deformation before and after the precipitation annealing stage.The maximum values achieved for the Cu-Co-Si,Cu-Cr-P,Cu-Zr-Si and Cu-Ni-Si alloys were 190,165,178 and 193 HV5,respectively.A thermo-mechanical schedule involving the hot deformation-ageing-cold deformation stages showed even better results for the Cu-Zr-Si alloy.Consequently,the processing routes were designed based on simulation test results and wires of 5 and 2mm in diameters have been successfully processed in the industrial scale.