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Effect of prior cold work on mechanical properties, electrical conductivity and microstructure of aged Cu-Ti alloys

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The mechanical properties, electrical conductivity and microstructure of Cu-2.7wt%Ti and Cu-5.4wt%Ti alloys have been studied in different conditions employing hardness and resistivity measurements, tensile tests and optical, scanning and transmission electron microscopy. Ageing of undeformed as well as cold worked alloys raises their hardness, strength and electrical conductivity. The hardness increased from 120 VHN for solution treated Cu-2.7Ti to 455 VHN for ST + cold worked + peak aged Cu-5.4Ti alloy. While tensile stength increased from 430 to 1450 MPa, the ductility (elongation) decreased from 36 to 1.5%. A maximum conductivity of 25% International Annealed Copper Standard (IACS) for Cu-2.7Ti and 14.5% IACS for Cu-5.4Ti is obtained with the present treatments. Peak strength was obtained when the solution treated alloys are aged at 450°C for 16 hours due to precipitation of ordered, metastable and coherent β′, Cu4Ti phase having body centred tetragonal (bct) structure. While mechanical properties of Cu-Ti alloys are comparable, electrical conductivity is less than that of commercial Cu-Be-Co alloys.

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  1. Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory and Development Centre, Kanchanbagh-PO, Hyderabad, 500 058, India

    S. Nagarjuna

  2. Non-Ferrous Materials Technology, Development Centre, Kanchanbagh-PO, Hyderabad, 500 058, India

    K. Balasubramanian

  3. Department of Metallurgical Engineering, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221, 005, India

    D. S. Sarma

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Nagarjuna, S., Balasubramanian, K. & Sarma, D.S. Effect of prior cold work on mechanical properties, electrical conductivity and microstructure of aged Cu-Ti alloys. Journal of Materials Science 34, 2929–2942 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1004603906359

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