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Microstructure evolution of Zr2Al3C4 in Cu matrix

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 February 2011

J. Zhang ,
J.Y. Wang  and
Y.C. Zhou
J. Zhang
Affiliation:
Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China; and Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100039, China
J.Y. Wang
Affiliation:
Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China
Y.C. Zhou*
Affiliation:
Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China
*
a)Address all correspondence to this author. e-mail: yczhou@imr.ac.cn
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Abstract

Interfacial reaction and microstructure evolution in a Zr2Al3C4 reinforced Cu composite were studied by x-ray diffraction, Raman spectroscopy, and transmission electron microscopy. Decomposition of Zr2Al3C4 was triggered by the deintercalation of Al atoms. In the initial reaction stage, depletion of Al occurred locally. ZrC and Cu platelets as well as thin twinned ZrC slices were observed inside the Zr2Al3C4 grains. In the later reaction stage, all Al atoms depleted from Zr2Al3C4 and were dissolute into the Cu matrix. The final reaction products were a Cu–Al solid solution, ZrC0.5, and highly disordered graphite, which resulted in large volume shrinkage. These experimental results provided a baseline for controlling interfacial reaction and microstructure development in Cu/Zr2Al3C4-based particle-reinforced Cu composites for optimized mechanical and electrical properties.

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CompositeMicrostructureTransmission Electron Microscopy (TEM)
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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 26 , Issue 3 , 14 February 2011 , pp. 372 - 383
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2011

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