The Effect of High-Temperature Thermomechanical Treatment on the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Cu–Al–Ni–(B) Alloys with a Thermoelastic Martensitic Transformation

Abstract

Polycrystalline boron-alloyed α + β Cu–Al–Ni compositions subjected to high-temperature thermomechanical treatment (HTMT) via forging and rolling are studied for the first time. Optical, scanning, and transmission electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction analysis were used in combination with measurementsof tensile mechanical properties to study the peculiarities of the microstructure, phase composition, and mechanical properties of these alloys. The peculiarities of the microstructure and mechanical behavior of alloys differing in their aluminum and boron contents, which were subjected to HTMT, have been determined.The alloys were prepared in the fine-grained state, which determines the increase in the functional strength and plastic characteristics. A schedule of HTMT of bulk Cu–Al–Ni–(B) alloys is proposed.