Effect of Milling Tools on the Microstructure and Property of Cu-Based Composites Prepared by Mechanical Alloying

作     者：Ruo-Shan Lei Ming-Pu Wang 

作者机构：College of Materials Science and EngineeringChina Jiliang University School of Materials Science and EngineeringCentral South University 

出 版 物：《Acta Metallurgica Sinica(English Letters)》 (金属学报（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2017年第30卷第12期

页      面：1155-1162页

核心收录：

学科分类：08[工学] 0817[工学-化学工程与技术] 0806[工学-冶金工程] 0807[工学-动力工程及工程热物理] 0805[工学-材料科学与工程（可授工学、理学学位）] 0802[工学-机械工程] 0703[理学-化学] 0811[工学-控制科学与工程] 080201[工学-机械制造及其自动化] 

基　　金：financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.51401197) 

主　　题：Mechanical alloying Cu-based composite Mechanical property Nanostructured materials 

摘      要：Cu and Nb powders were used as starting materials to produce Cu-Nb and Cu-NbC-WC composites by mechanical alloying. X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy observations and microhardness measurements have been used to study the effects of milling tools on the phase, microstructure and property of the composites. The results revealed that a single-phase nanocrystalline solid solution was obtained using stainless steel vials and balls （Alloy 1）. Nevertheless, Cu-7 wt% Nb powders milled by tungsten carbon vials and balls exhibited an amorphous phase （Alloy 2）. The as-milled powders were then vacuum hot-pressing sintered. The microstructure of sintered Alloy 1 consisted of Nb nanoparticles and Cu nanograins. Instead, Alloy 2 showed a microstructure with NbC nanoparticles and WC submicron-sized particles dispersed throughout the Cu matrix. Furthermore, Alloy 2 （～ 322 HV） had a higher microhardness than Alloy 1 （～ 302 HV）.