Abstract:
materials can be fabricated by sintering of W-Cu composite powders. In this research W-20%wt Cu composite powders
was synthesized via a co-precipitation method. Precipitate obtained from a mixture of copper nitrate and ammonium
paratungstate (APT) in distilled water contained W-Cu compounds. This precipitate was washed, dried and calcined
at 550
of dried precipitate powder was determined by thermogravimetry (TG), differential thermal analysis (DTA) and X-ray
diffraction (XRD). The sintering of the reduced powders was investigated as a function of temperature. Relative density
of more than 98% obtained for the powders sintered at 1200
close to theoretical calculations. The hardness of the sintered powders was 320 Vickers.
W-Cu composites are widely used as contacts, heat sinks and electro discharge electrodes. These kinds of°C in air and then reduced in H2 atmosphere in order to convert to W-Cu powders. The calcination temperature°C . The corresponding electrical conductivity was tooRights and permissions | |
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