MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

Effect of Al on microstructure and properties of Cu−Be−Ni alloy processed by thermo-mechanical treatment

Expand
  • a School of Materials Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China;

    b Zijing Middle School, Zhengzhou No. 1 Middle School Education Group, Zhengzhou 450000, China;

    c Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials Processing of Ministry of Education, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China;

    d Institute of Advanced Materials and Technology, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China

Online published: 2026-06-23

Abstract

The effects and underlying mechanisms of aging treatment on the microstructure and properties of Cu−0.3Be−2.0Ni and Cu−0.3Be−2.0Ni−0.2Al alloys (subjected to solid solution treatment followed by 70% cold rolling) were investigated. Results showed that the Cu0.3Be2.0Ni alloy mainly precipitated the NiBe phase, while the Cu0.3Be2.0Ni0.2Al alloy exhibited co-precipitation of both NiBe and Ni3Al phases. The combined strengthening from nanoscale Ni3Al and BeNi phases significantly increased the strength of the Cu0.3Be2.0Ni0.2Al alloy compared to the Cu0.3Be2.0Ni alloy. Thermo-mechanical treatment improved both the hardness and electrical conductivity of the alloys. Compared with conventional aging, the Cu−0.3Be−2.0Ni−0.2Al alloy showed a 13% increase in hardness and a 6.8% increase in electrical conductivity, while the Cu−0.3Be−2.0Ni alloy exhibited a 6% hardness increase with slight conductivity improvement.

Cite this article

Yan-bin JIANG, Fei WANG, Wei CHEN, Xin-hua LIU, Zhi-hao ZHANG, Xiao-yu JIANG . Effect of Al on microstructure and properties of Cu−Be−Ni alloy processed by thermo-mechanical treatment[J]. Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China, 2026 , 36(6) : 1783 -1798 . DOI: 10.1016/S1003-6326(26)67060-4

Outlines

/