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Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Continuous Tungsten Fiber-Reinforced Tungsten-Zirconium Carbide-Copper Composites by Reactive Infiltration

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Continuous tungsten fiber-reinforced tungsten-zirconium carbide-copper (Wf/W-ZrC-Cu) composites have been prepared by infiltrating Zr14Cu51 and 40 wt.% Zr-Cu molten alloys into porous Wf/W + WC preforms at 1200°C. The Zr-Cu infiltrants reducted most WC into W and ZrC. Residual Cu was advantageous to the extrinsic energy dissipation mechanisms of undamaged Wf by friction/interface de-bonding between Wf and W-ZrC matrix. Flexural strength and fracture toughness of the composites reached 571 MPa and 7.85 MPa m1/2, respectively. The composites with ~ 4 vol.% continuous Wf presented a pseudo-plastic-type fracture behavior and exhibited superior fracture work (~ 103 J m−2). The hybrid strengthening and toughening effects of Wf and in situ-formed submicron-sized ZrC particles have made the Wf/W-ZrC-Cu composites better combination properties than reactive melt-infiltrated W-ZrC-Cu composites.

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This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 52002003, 52002098 and U1860102), Natural Science Foundation of Anhui Province, China (No. 2008085QE196) and Open fund of Key Laboratory of Green Fabrication and Surface Technology of Advanced Metal Materials (Anhui University of Technology), Ministry of Education (No. GFST2020KF09).

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National Natural Science Foundation of China, 52002003, Dong Wang, 52002098, Boxin Wei, U1860102, Songlin Ran, Natural Science Foundation of Anhui Province, 2008085QE196, Dong Wang, Key Laboratory of Green Fabrication and Surface Technology of Advanced Metal Materials (Anhui University of Technology), Ministry of Education, GFST2020KF09, Dong Wang.

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    Dong Wang

  2. School of Materials Science and Engineering, Anhui University of Technology, Ma’anshan, 243002, China

    Dong Wang & Kai Xu

  3. School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin University of Science and Technology, Harbin, 150040, China

    Boxin Wei

  4. Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Metallurgical Engineering and Resources Recycling, Anhui University of Technology, Ma’anshan, 243002, China

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Wang, D., Xu, K., Wei, B. et al. Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Continuous Tungsten Fiber-Reinforced Tungsten-Zirconium Carbide-Copper Composites by Reactive Infiltration. JOM 74, 4307–4316 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11837-022-05433-7

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