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Mechanical Properties of Cu-B/Diamond Composites Prepared by Gas Pressure Infiltration

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Diamond particles reinforced boron-alloyed Cu matrix (Cu-xB/diamond, x = 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5, and 1.0 wt.%) composites were prepared by gas pressure infiltration. The size of the diamond particles was ~ 230 μm and the diamond volume fraction in the composites was ~ 66%. The interfacial carbide evolution plays an important role in improving the interfacial bonding and enhancing the mechanical properties of the Cu-B/diamond composites. The tensile, compressive and bending strengths firstly increase and then decrease with increasing boron content, giving a maximum tensile strength of 204 MPa, a maximum compressive strength of 608 MPa, and a maximum bending strength of 513 MPa at 0.5 wt.% B addition. The monotonic uniaxial tensile stress–strain curves of the Cu-B/diamond composites were predicted by using the Mori–Tanaka, generalized self-consistent, and Torquato identical hard spheres approximation models. The results suggest that alloying B to Cu matrix is an effective route to strengthening Cu/diamond composites.

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This work is financially supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (No. 2016YFB0402102), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51571015), and the Superior Discipline Talent Team Support Plan in Universities of Shandong Province, China.

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  1. State Key Laboratory for Advanced Metals and Materials, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China

    Guangzhu Bai, Yongjian Zhang & Hailong Zhang

  2. School of Mechanical and Electronic Engineering, Qingdao Binhai University, Qingdao, 266555, China

    Jingjie Dai & Hailong Zhang

  3. Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory for High Strength Lightweight Metallic Materials, Advanced Materials Institute, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, 250014, China

    Xitao Wang

  4. Collaborative Innovation Center of Steel Technology, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China

    Xitao Wang

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Bai, G., Zhang, Y., Dai, J. et al. Mechanical Properties of Cu-B/Diamond Composites Prepared by Gas Pressure Infiltration. J. of Materi Eng and Perform 29, 3107–3119 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-020-04790-1

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