Electrical conductivity and wear behavior of bi-continuous Cr3C2–Cu composites

Zhang, Lei; Elias, Anastasia L.; Chen, Weixing; Gao, Kewei

doi:10.1016/j.ceramint.2015.05.053

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“…They are widely used because of their low cost, excellent thermal and electrical conductivities [3,4]. Oxide dispersion strengthened copper matrix composites are known as highly thermal and electrical conductive materials with high strength at room and elevated temperatures [5][6][7].…”

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Microstructure, mechanical and wear properties of Cu–ZrO2 nanocomposites

Fathy

Elkady

Abu-Oqail

2017

Materials Science and Technology

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Cu–ZrO2 nanocomposites were produced by the thermochemical process followed by powder metallurgy technique. Microstructure development during fabrication process was investigated by X-ray diffraction, field emission scanning electron microscope and transmission electron microscope. The results show an improved distribution of zirconium dioxide (ZrO2) nanoparticles (45 nm) in the copper matrix, which resulted in the improvement of mechanical properties of Cu–ZrO2 composites. The nanocomposite with 9 wt-% ZrO2 possesses the highest hardness (136.5 HV) and the superior compressive strength (413.5 MPa), resulting in an overall increase by 52 and 25%, respectively. The wear rate of the nanocomposites increased with increasing applied loads or sliding velocity.

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