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Effect of mixing method microstructure and hardness of Cu based diamond sawing matrixes

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Publication Date2015-01-01
JournalMaterials Science and Engineering of Powder Metallurgy
AuthorsLi Feng
InstitutionsLanzhou University of Technology

The ultra thin sawing matrixes composites with Cu-based diamond were prepared by uniaxial die pressing and hot pressing technology for different blending methods using Cu-based single element mixed powders as raw materials. The microhardness of Cu-based matrixes, microstructure and composition of hot pressed matrixes were investigated by microhardness tester, OM, SEM and XRD. The microstructure and microhardness of hot pressed Cu-based matrixes were also studied. The results show that more Cu-Sn solid solution is obtained and the hardness of hot pressed Cu-based matrixes increases after ball milling with the same content of metallic powders, and the hardness(HV0.1) increases 19.00(Sn4%) and 21.97(Sn6%) respectively; In contrast, the hardness of hot pressed Cu-based matrixes increases only a little by milling Sn blending with Cu compared with milling all the powders. Sn attaches to Cu after milling, which fabricates more Cu-Sn solid solution. The phenomena of work hardening and a lot of deformation occur in powders, which determine the ratio of cold pressing; with the increase of Sn content from 4% to 6%, the content of Cu-Sn solid solution increases and it leads to the increase of the average hardness(HV0.1) of hot pressed Cu-based matrixes from 72.44, 90.23, 91.44 to 90.12, 109.58, 112.09, respectively.