The Nanoparticle-induced Zener Pinning Effect on Strain-softening in a Cold-Worked Cu-Al2O3 Composite with 0.1 wt.% Al Content

The thermo-stability of microstructure during isothermal annealing at 900 °C and 1000 °C in a cold-worked Cu-Al2O3 composite with 0.1 wt.% Al content and its effect on resistance to softening were investigated in this paper. The results reveal that the microstructure following cold deformation consi...

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Main Authors: Dongping ZHANG, Peng WEI, Hengju LI, Zhihui CHEN, Kuixian WEI
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Published: Kaunas University of Technology 2024-11-01
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Online Access:https://matsc.ktu.lt/index.php/MatSc/article/view/36919
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author Dongping ZHANG
Peng WEI
Hengju LI
Zhihui CHEN
Kuixian WEI
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Peng WEI
Hengju LI
Zhihui CHEN
Kuixian WEI
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description The thermo-stability of microstructure during isothermal annealing at 900 °C and 1000 °C in a cold-worked Cu-Al2O3 composite with 0.1 wt.% Al content and its effect on resistance to softening were investigated in this paper. The results reveal that the microstructure following cold deformation consists of a Cu matrix with a refined grain size and high-density dislocations, accompanied by dispersed Al2O3 nanoparticles exhibiting an extremely low volume fraction. During isothermal annealing at 900 °C, the Al2O3 nanoparticles can strongly restrict the migration of the dislocations and suppress the recrystallization of the fine-grained Cu matrix by the Zener pinning effect. Furthermore, the presence of pinned dislocations facilitates the formation of sub-grain boundaries comprising high-density dislocations. Consequently, the Cu-Al2O3 composite with 0.1 wt.% Al content exhibits remarkable thermo-stability in its microstructure due to the incorporation of Al2O3 nanoparticles, resulting in a significantly elevated softening temperature of up to 1000 °C and thereby demonstrating excellent resistance against softening. However, the observed phenomenon of softening after isothermal annealing at 1000 °C for 5 hours can be attributed to extensive recrystallization growth that promotes twin boundary formation, primarily caused by the weakening Zener pinning effect resulting from Oswald ripening of Al2O3 and rod-like Al2O3 formation.
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spelling doaj-art-dd8b6374866d4a3ab623d274f68d04982024-11-28T08:28:19ZengKaunas University of TechnologyMedžiagotyra1392-13202029-72892024-11-0130445245810.5755/j02.ms.3691942173The Nanoparticle-induced Zener Pinning Effect on Strain-softening in a Cold-Worked Cu-Al2O3 Composite with 0.1 wt.% Al ContentDongping ZHANG0Peng WEI1Hengju LI2Zhihui CHEN3Kuixian WEI4Kunming University of Science and Technology / Huanggang Polytechnic CollegeHuanggang Polytechnic CollegeHuanggang Polytechnic CollegeShanghai Tianma Micro-Electronics Co.,Ltd. Kunming University of Science and TechnologyThe thermo-stability of microstructure during isothermal annealing at 900 °C and 1000 °C in a cold-worked Cu-Al2O3 composite with 0.1 wt.% Al content and its effect on resistance to softening were investigated in this paper. The results reveal that the microstructure following cold deformation consists of a Cu matrix with a refined grain size and high-density dislocations, accompanied by dispersed Al2O3 nanoparticles exhibiting an extremely low volume fraction. During isothermal annealing at 900 °C, the Al2O3 nanoparticles can strongly restrict the migration of the dislocations and suppress the recrystallization of the fine-grained Cu matrix by the Zener pinning effect. Furthermore, the presence of pinned dislocations facilitates the formation of sub-grain boundaries comprising high-density dislocations. Consequently, the Cu-Al2O3 composite with 0.1 wt.% Al content exhibits remarkable thermo-stability in its microstructure due to the incorporation of Al2O3 nanoparticles, resulting in a significantly elevated softening temperature of up to 1000 °C and thereby demonstrating excellent resistance against softening. However, the observed phenomenon of softening after isothermal annealing at 1000 °C for 5 hours can be attributed to extensive recrystallization growth that promotes twin boundary formation, primarily caused by the weakening Zener pinning effect resulting from Oswald ripening of Al2O3 and rod-like Al2O3 formation.https://matsc.ktu.lt/index.php/MatSc/article/view/36919work hardeningcrystallographic texturesub-grain boundaryrecrystallizationrandom orientationtwin boundary
spellingShingle Dongping ZHANG
Peng WEI
Hengju LI
Zhihui CHEN
Kuixian WEI
The Nanoparticle-induced Zener Pinning Effect on Strain-softening in a Cold-Worked Cu-Al2O3 Composite with 0.1 wt.% Al Content
Medžiagotyra
work hardening
crystallographic texture
sub-grain boundary
recrystallization
random orientation
twin boundary
title The Nanoparticle-induced Zener Pinning Effect on Strain-softening in a Cold-Worked Cu-Al2O3 Composite with 0.1 wt.% Al Content
title_full The Nanoparticle-induced Zener Pinning Effect on Strain-softening in a Cold-Worked Cu-Al2O3 Composite with 0.1 wt.% Al Content
title_fullStr The Nanoparticle-induced Zener Pinning Effect on Strain-softening in a Cold-Worked Cu-Al2O3 Composite with 0.1 wt.% Al Content
title_full_unstemmed The Nanoparticle-induced Zener Pinning Effect on Strain-softening in a Cold-Worked Cu-Al2O3 Composite with 0.1 wt.% Al Content
title_short The Nanoparticle-induced Zener Pinning Effect on Strain-softening in a Cold-Worked Cu-Al2O3 Composite with 0.1 wt.% Al Content
title_sort nanoparticle induced zener pinning effect on strain softening in a cold worked cu al2o3 composite with 0 1 wt al content
topic work hardening
crystallographic texture
sub-grain boundary
recrystallization
random orientation
twin boundary
url https://matsc.ktu.lt/index.php/MatSc/article/view/36919
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