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In the present work, the tensile properties at 77 K of the 0.3 wt% nano‐sized TiCp/Al–Cu composite is investigated to explore its potential application at cryogenic temperature. The TiCp/Al–Cu composite exhibits superior ultimate tensile strength (620 MPa), yield strength (531 MPa), and fracture strain (7.2%) at 77 K. The addition of TiCp leads to the refinement of θ′ precipitates and enhanced dislocation strengthening effect, contributing to the improved tensile strength.

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Nano-sized ceramic particle reinforced aluminum composites exhibit excellent room-temperature mechanical properties. However, there is limited research on the dry sliding wear behavior of those composites at elevated temperatures, which should be one of the major concerns on elevated temperature applications. Here the Al-Cu composites reinforced with nano-sized TiCp were fabricated. The dry sliding wear behaviors of the nano-sized TiCp/Al-Cu composites at various temperatures (140–220 °C) and loads (10–40 N) with different TiCp contents were studied, and the results showed that the nanocomposites exhibited superior wear resistance. For instance, the relative wear resistance of the 0.5 wt.% nano-sized TiCp/Al-Cu composite was 83.5% higher than that of the Al-Cu matrix alloy at 180 °C under 20 N, and was also 16.5% higher than that of the 5 wt.% micro-sized TiCp/Al-Cu composite, attributed to the pronounced Orowan strengthening effect of nanoparticles. The wear rates of the nanocomposites were always lower than those of the Al-Cu matrix alloy under the same test condition, which increased with the increase in temperature and load and with the decrease in TiCp content.

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