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Progress in research on nanoprecipitates in high-strength conductive copper alloys: a review

高强度导电铜合金中纳米析出相的研究进展

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High-strength conductive Cu alloys play an essential role in high-speed railways, 5G networks, and power transmission. The compound precipitates of alloying elements such as Cr, Zr, Fe, and Si in Cu alloys significantly regulate the microstructure and properties of these alloys. They can ensure that the alloys have high strength without damaging conductivity seriously, which is usually a difficult problem in the development of Cu alloys. This paper systematically expounds on the microstructure and concerned factors of compound precipitates in high-strength conductive Cu alloys such as Cu−Cr−Zr, Cu−Zr, Cu−Ni−Si, and Cu−Fe−P. In particular, factors affecting the precipitates are summarized from the perspectives of composition and process to guide the regulation of properties. Some new, promising, high-performance Cu alloys, including Cu−Co−Si, Cu−Co−Ti, and Cu−Fe−Ti, are described. Finally, we look at the research prospects for precipitation-strengthened Cu alloys.

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铜合金是高铁接触线的关键材料,同时在通信、电气工业等领域也发挥着极其重要的作用。高强度和高导电是提高铜合金综合性能的两个关键因素,析出强化(沉淀强化)是一种有效获得高强高导铜合金的方法。本文旨在探讨近几年在高强高导铜合金上关于析出相的研究进展,从析出相的角度总结归纳高强高导铜合金的研究现状,并结合本课题组近几年的实验工作,提出具备开发前景的合金体系,提炼在该方向的研究视角和方法。

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This work is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 92266202, 51827810, and 51977193).

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Correspondence to Jiabin Liu  (刘嘉斌) or Jien Ma  (马吉恩).

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Jian YU wrote the first draft of the manuscript. Feng ZHAO and Huiya YANG helped supplement the content of Section 4. Feng ZHAO, Huiya YANG, and Jiabin LIU helped organize the manuscript. Youtong FANG and Jien MA helped revise the manuscript. Jiabin LIU revised and edited the final version.

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The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.

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Yu, J., Zhao, F., Yang, H. et al. Progress in research on nanoprecipitates in high-strength conductive copper alloys: a review. J. Zhejiang Univ. Sci. A 24, 206–225 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1631/jzus.A2200398

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