Transforming Fe-Cu alloys with unprecedented BCC Cu precipitates toward dual mechanical functionalities

An Fe-10Cu alloy was fabricated without internal defects using a powder metallurgy-hot isostatic pressing (PM-HIP) method under high pressure conditions to determine the changes in its microstructure and physical properties according to the sintering temperature. In general, Cu precipitates in Fe-Cu...

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Main Authors: Jeong Rae Kim, Hyun-Su Kang, Tae-Wan Ko, Young Jae Hwang, Gun Hee Kim, Seon-Jin Choi, Kwangchoon Lee, Hyuk-Su Han, Hyung Giun Kim, Taeg Woo Lee
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Hyun-Su Kang
Tae-Wan Ko
Young Jae Hwang
Gun Hee Kim
Seon-Jin Choi
Kwangchoon Lee
Hyuk-Su Han
Hyung Giun Kim
Taeg Woo Lee
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Hyun-Su Kang
Tae-Wan Ko
Young Jae Hwang
Gun Hee Kim
Seon-Jin Choi
Kwangchoon Lee
Hyuk-Su Han
Hyung Giun Kim
Taeg Woo Lee
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description An Fe-10Cu alloy was fabricated without internal defects using a powder metallurgy-hot isostatic pressing (PM-HIP) method under high pressure conditions to determine the changes in its microstructure and physical properties according to the sintering temperature. In general, Cu precipitates in Fe-Cu alloys have been observed in an FCC structure, and studies on BCC Cu precipitates smaller than 6 nm have only been theoretically reported. However, for the first time, we found that Cu precipitates with a BCC structure larger than 50 nm may occur in an Fe-Cu alloy. An Fe-Cu alloy containing BCC Cu precipitates in a fully coherent relationship with the α-Fe matrix was observed to have completely different brittle fracture mode, along with higher tensile strength and thermal conductivity compared to an Fe-Cu alloys containing FCC Cu precipitates.
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spelling doaj-art-b1a2aa8b6cf340a1b8c43e36891043cb2025-08-20T03:10:51ZengElsevierMaterials & Design0264-12752025-06-0125411396310.1016/j.matdes.2025.113963Transforming Fe-Cu alloys with unprecedented BCC Cu precipitates toward dual mechanical functionalitiesJeong Rae Kim0Hyun-Su Kang1Tae-Wan Ko2Young Jae Hwang3Gun Hee Kim4Seon-Jin Choi5Kwangchoon Lee6Hyuk-Su Han7Hyung Giun Kim8Taeg Woo Lee9Functional Materials and Components Group, Korea Institute of Industrial Technology, Gangneung 25440, Republic of Korea; Division of Materials Science and Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Republic of KoreaFunctional Materials and Components Group, Korea Institute of Industrial Technology, Gangneung 25440, Republic of KoreaFunctional Materials and Components Group, Korea Institute of Industrial Technology, Gangneung 25440, Republic of KoreaFunctional Materials and Components Group, Korea Institute of Industrial Technology, Gangneung 25440, Republic of KoreaFunctional Materials and Components Group, Korea Institute of Industrial Technology, Gangneung 25440, Republic of KoreaDivision of Materials Science and Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Republic of KoreaMTA Co., Ltd., Goesan 28023, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Energy Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea; Corresponding authors.Functional Materials and Components Group, Korea Institute of Industrial Technology, Gangneung 25440, Republic of Korea; Corresponding authors.Functional Materials and Components Group, Korea Institute of Industrial Technology, Gangneung 25440, Republic of Korea; Corresponding authors.An Fe-10Cu alloy was fabricated without internal defects using a powder metallurgy-hot isostatic pressing (PM-HIP) method under high pressure conditions to determine the changes in its microstructure and physical properties according to the sintering temperature. In general, Cu precipitates in Fe-Cu alloys have been observed in an FCC structure, and studies on BCC Cu precipitates smaller than 6 nm have only been theoretically reported. However, for the first time, we found that Cu precipitates with a BCC structure larger than 50 nm may occur in an Fe-Cu alloy. An Fe-Cu alloy containing BCC Cu precipitates in a fully coherent relationship with the α-Fe matrix was observed to have completely different brittle fracture mode, along with higher tensile strength and thermal conductivity compared to an Fe-Cu alloys containing FCC Cu precipitates.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264127525003831Fe-10CuHot isostatic pressingBCC CuMechanical propertiesPrecipitation
spellingShingle Jeong Rae Kim
Hyun-Su Kang
Tae-Wan Ko
Young Jae Hwang
Gun Hee Kim
Seon-Jin Choi
Kwangchoon Lee
Hyuk-Su Han
Hyung Giun Kim
Taeg Woo Lee
Transforming Fe-Cu alloys with unprecedented BCC Cu precipitates toward dual mechanical functionalities
Materials & Design
Fe-10Cu
Hot isostatic pressing
BCC Cu
Mechanical properties
Precipitation
title Transforming Fe-Cu alloys with unprecedented BCC Cu precipitates toward dual mechanical functionalities
title_full Transforming Fe-Cu alloys with unprecedented BCC Cu precipitates toward dual mechanical functionalities
title_fullStr Transforming Fe-Cu alloys with unprecedented BCC Cu precipitates toward dual mechanical functionalities
title_full_unstemmed Transforming Fe-Cu alloys with unprecedented BCC Cu precipitates toward dual mechanical functionalities
title_short Transforming Fe-Cu alloys with unprecedented BCC Cu precipitates toward dual mechanical functionalities
title_sort transforming fe cu alloys with unprecedented bcc cu precipitates toward dual mechanical functionalities
topic Fe-10Cu
Hot isostatic pressing
BCC Cu
Mechanical properties
Precipitation
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264127525003831
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