The chemical (not mechanical) paradigm of thermodynamics of colloid and interface science

G Kaptay - Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 2018 - Elsevier
In the most influential monograph on colloid and interfacial science by Adamson three
fundamental equations of “physical chemistry of surfaces” are identified: the Laplace …

Simultaneously increasing strength and electrical conductivity in nanostructured Cu–Ag composite

C Zhao, X Zuo, E Wang, R Niu, K Han - Materials Science and Engineering …, 2016 - Elsevier
This study demonstrates how to increase the hardness, the mechanical strength, the ductility
and the electrical conductivity of Cu–8 wt% Ag alloy by engineering the precipitation kinetics …

Mechanisms for refining precipitation and improving strengthening of annealed Cu-2Ag alloy via La modification

PH Hu, HW Song, Y Chen, FP Chen… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract A new Cu–2Ag–0.14 La alloy is developed to enhance the mechanical property
and electrical conductivity with inducement of Ag-rich primary phases and finer nanoscale …

A new paradigm on the chemical potentials of components in multi-component nano-phases within multi-phase systems

G Kaptay - RSC advances, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
The chemical potentials of components in nano-phases determine the equilibrium of nano-
materials. In this paper the difference between the equilibrium of a nano-phase and the …

Mechanisms of primary phase refinement and toughness improvement of Cu–2 wt% Ag–0.15 wt% La alloy through continuous extrusion forming

PH Hu, HWU Song, SW Wang, Y Chen… - Materials Science and …, 2021 - Elsevier
A new Cu–2 wt% Ag–0.15 wt% La alloy composed of large-size Ag-rich primary phases was
processed into wire billets by successive drawing, annealing and continuous extrusion …

Evolution of microstructure and properties of Cu-4.5 wt.% Ag alloy prepared by vacuum horizontal continuous casting in solid solution and aging treatment

L Tang, W **e, X **ao, H Chen, H Wang… - Materials Research …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
The vacuum horizontal continuous casting method was used for preparing Cu-4.5 wt.% Ag
alloy rod containing few oxygen. The evolution of microstructure was observed by …

Stability of nanosized alloy thin films: faulting and phase separation in metastable Ni/Cu/Ag-W films

G Csiszár, SJB Kurz, EJ Mittemeijer - Acta Materialia, 2016 - Elsevier
A comparative study of Me (= Ni/Cu/Ag)-based, W-alloyed, nanocrystalline, heavily faulted
thin films was carried out to identify parameters stabilizing the nanocrystalline nature upon …

Effect of aging on properties and nanoscale precipitates of Cu-Ag-Cr alloy

L Kong, Y Zhou, K Song, D Hui, H Hu, B Guo… - Nanotechnology …, 2020 - degruyter.com
In this paper, the Cu-0.52 Ag-0.22 Cr alloy was prepared by hot horizontal continuous
casting. The effects of aging process on micro-hardness, electrical conductivity, and …

A modified constitutive model and hot compression instability behavior of Cu-Ag alloy

M Wang, Y Yang, S Tu, WEI Kang - … of Nonferrous Metals Society of China, 2019 - Elsevier
The hot compressive deformation behaviors of Cu− 6wt.% Ag alloy were studied
experimentally in the temperature range of 973− 1123 K and the strain rate range of 0.01 …

Effects of cold rolling and low-temperature annealing on microstructure and mechanical properties of rapidly solidified Cu–3Ag-0.5 Zr alloy

X Wu, R Wang, C Peng, Y Feng, Z Cai - Materials Science and Engineering …, 2020 - Elsevier
The effects of cold rolling and low-temperature annealing on the microstructure and
mechanical properties of Cu–3Ag-0.5 Zr alloy prepared by gas atomization and hot isostatic …