In the present study, tensile properties of continuously cast and swaged Cu-9Ni-6Sn alloys were examined. Solutionized and aged Cu-9Ni-6Sn alloys, with 95% swaging, showed a multi-stage change in tensile strength with aging time, probably due to the s...
In the present study, tensile properties of continuously cast and swaged Cu-9Ni-6Sn alloys were examined. Solutionized and aged Cu-9Ni-6Sn alloys, with 95% swaging, showed a multi-stage change in tensile strength with aging time, probably due to the sequential occurrence of spinodal decomposition, formation of γ' and recrystallization. The change in tensile strength with aging time for the aged specimens without solution heat treatment was, on the other hand, minimal. A complex interaction between the decrease in dislocation density, formation of equilibrium phases and refinement of Sn-rich phases is believed to be responsible for such a lean sensitivity. Spinodal decomposition in Cu-Ni-Sn alloys appears to be restricted with increasing the amount of cold deformation.