The effects of aging and plastic deformation on the discontinuous precipitation in Cu-2.5% Co alloy were investigated. Specimens were prepared by melting of high-purity electrolytic copper and cobalt powders at 1250℃ for 24 hours in hydrogen atmos...
The effects of aging and plastic deformation on the discontinuous precipitation in Cu-2.5% Co alloy were investigated. Specimens were prepared by melting of high-purity electrolytic copper and cobalt powders at 1250℃ for 24 hours in hydrogen atmosphere. Ingot was homogenized at 1050℃ for 48 hours. Cold-rolled plate specimens were solution-treated and water-quenched. Subsequently, isothermal aging was carried out at various temperatures. The longer the aging time, the more discontinuous precipitation occurred. Although it was more pronounced at higher temperature, the amount of discontinuous precipitation was rather diminished at 800℃. The specimens cooled slowly from solution treatment temperature to aging temperature then isothermally aged, showed no discontinuous precipitation. On the other hand, slightly deformed specimens showed strain-induced grain bondary migration and subsequent discontinuous precipitation. The driving force for the discontinuous precipitation was discussed.