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Microstructure Evolution in a Cu-0.5Cr-0.2Zr Alloy Subjected to Equal Channel Angular Pressing, Rolling or Aging

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The evolution of microstructure in the Cu-0.5%Cr-0.2%Zr alloy subjected to thermomechanical treatment has been studied by means of the x-ray analysis. The workpieces have been subjected to 1, 2, 4 and 8 passes of equal channel angular pressing, plain cold rolling and aging treatment. The results of the XRD investigations reflect the evolution of the lattice parameter, the size of coherently scattering domains, the elastic microdistortions and the dislocation density in Cu matrix. The observed changes in the microstructure are explained by the competition between the developing defects and precipitation of the Cr phase particles from the Cu matrix.

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Acknowledgments

Authors are grateful for the support of experimental works to the National Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province, P.R. China under Grant BK2012594 and BK20131144, the Science Project of Changzhou, P.R. China under Grant No. CZ20130021, the project funded by the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions under Grant No. (Ref 2014)9, the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation within the Framework of the Design Part of the State Task No. 11.2540.2014/K Educational Organization of Higher Education.

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  1. Department of Physics, Ufa State Aviation Technical University, Ufa, Russia, 450008

    Igor V. Alexandrov, Vil D. Sitdikov, Marina M. Abramova & Elena A. Sarkeeva

  2. School of Materials Science and Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou, 213164, People’s Republic of China

    Kun Xia Wei & Wei Wei

  3. Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Materials Surface Science and Technology, Changzhou University, Changzhou, 213164, People’s Republic of China

    Kun Xia Wei & Wei Wei

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Alexandrov, I.V., Sitdikov, V.D., Abramova, M.M. et al. Microstructure Evolution in a Cu-0.5Cr-0.2Zr Alloy Subjected to Equal Channel Angular Pressing, Rolling or Aging. J. of Materi Eng and Perform 25, 4303–4309 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-016-2267-1

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