CN112391550A - Preparation method of yttrium oxide dispersion strengthened copper - Google Patents

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CN112391550A
CN112391550A CN202011415658.0A CN202011415658A CN112391550A CN 112391550 A CN112391550 A CN 112391550A CN 202011415658 A CN202011415658 A CN 202011415658A CN 112391550 A CN112391550 A CN 112391550A
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Abstract

The invention discloses a preparation method of yttrium oxide dispersion strengthened copper, which comprises the following steps: firstly, carrying out oxidation treatment on copper powder to obtain oxidized copper powder; secondly, carrying out two-step high-energy ball milling treatment on the oxidized copper powder and yttrium oxide, and then carrying out vacuum drying to obtain mixed powder; thirdly, carrying out thermal reduction treatment on the mixed powder to obtain composite powder; and fourthly, performing discharge plasma sintering on the composite powder to obtain the yttrium oxide dispersion strengthened copper. According to the invention, copper powder is oxidized to effectively reduce the plasticity of the copper powder, and then the copper powder and yttrium oxide are subjected to high-energy ball milling treatment in two steps, so that the oxidized copper powder is further refined, the yttrium oxide is more uniformly distributed in the mixed powder, the agglomeration of yttrium oxide reinforcements in the yttrium oxide dispersion strengthened copper is avoided, the content of yttrium oxide is effectively improved, the mechanical property of the yttrium oxide dispersion strengthened copper is further improved, and the method is simple and easy to realize.

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Preparation method of yttrium oxide dispersion strengthened copper
Technical Field
The invention belongs to the technical field of metal matrix composite material preparation, and particularly relates to a preparation method of yttrium oxide dispersion strengthened copper.
Background
The dispersion strengthening copper-based composite material has the advantages that the nano-scale second phase particles with high thermodynamic stability, stable chemical properties and high strength are uniformly dispersed in the copper matrix, so that the strength of the matrix material is greatly strengthened, and the excellent conductivity of copper is kept as far as possible, therefore, the dispersion strengthening copper-based composite material has wide application in aerospace and electronic and electrical industries. Among the plurality of second phase particles, rare earth oxide particles such as yttrium oxide are considered to be the most suitable dispersion-strengthened phase. The yttrium oxide has high-temperature thermodynamic stability, good refrigeration efficiency and excellent creep resistance and fatigue resistance; more importantly, the yttrium oxide has a fluorite-like structure and is in a position matching relationship with the copper matrix under proper conditions, so that the cutting particles can be strengthened. However, although the strength of the material is improved by adding the dispersion strengthening phase, the particles of the reinforcement are easy to agglomerate along with the increase of the content of the reinforcement, and further the comprehensive performance of the material is influenced. The existing single ball milling process cannot realize the uniform dispersion of the reinforcement, and how to effectively reduce the agglomeration of the reinforcement is an urgent problem to be solved at present.
Disclosure of Invention
The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a method for preparing yttrium oxide dispersion strengthened copper, aiming at the defects of the prior art. According to the method, copper powder is oxidized to effectively reduce the plasticity of the copper powder, and then the copper powder and yttrium oxide are subjected to high-energy ball milling treatment in two steps, so that the oxidized copper powder is further refined, the yttrium oxide is more uniformly distributed in mixed powder, uniform dispersion of the yttrium oxide is realized, agglomeration of an yttrium oxide reinforcement body in yttrium oxide dispersion strengthened copper is avoided, and the mechanical property of the yttrium oxide dispersion strengthened copper is further improved.
In order to solve the technical problems, the invention adopts the technical scheme that: a method for preparing yttrium oxide dispersion strengthened copper is characterized by comprising the following steps:
the method comprises the following steps of firstly, carrying out oxidation treatment on copper powder to generate an oxidation film on the surface of the copper powder to obtain oxidized copper powder;
step two, carrying out two-step high-energy ball milling treatment on the oxidized copper powder obtained in the step one and yttrium oxide, and then carrying out vacuum drying to obtain mixed powder;
step three, carrying out thermal reduction treatment on the mixed powder obtained in the step two to obtain composite powder;
and step four, performing discharge plasma sintering on the composite powder obtained in the step three to obtain the yttrium oxide dispersion strengthened copper.
According to the invention, copper powder is firstly subjected to oxidation treatment, an oxidation film containing nano oxide particles is generated on the surface of the copper powder, the plasticity of the copper powder is effectively reduced, and then the copper powder and yttrium oxide are subjected to high-energy ball milling treatment in two steps, the plasticity of the oxidized copper powder is reduced, and the oxidized copper powder is easy to deform through the high-energy ball milling treatment, so that the size of the oxidized copper powder is further refined, the yttrium oxide is more uniformly distributed in mixed powder, and meanwhile, the agglomeration of the yttrium oxide is reduced through the two-step high-energy ball milling treatment, and the purpose of uniformly dispersing the yttrium oxide is; and (3) reducing an oxide film containing nano oxide particles generated on the surface of the copper powder in the mixed powder to generate copper nano particles through subsequent thermal reduction treatment, realizing the nano-scale dispersion effect, thus obtaining composite powder with uniformly dispersed copper and yttrium oxide, and sintering and molding to obtain the yttrium oxide dispersion strengthened copper. In conclusion, the method of the invention realizes the uniform dispersion of yttrium oxide, avoids the agglomeration of yttrium oxide reinforcement in yttrium oxide dispersion strengthened copper, and improves the mechanical property of yttrium oxide dispersion strengthened copper.
The preparation method of the yttrium oxide dispersion strengthened copper is characterized in that the temperature of the oxidation treatment in the first step is 250-450 ℃. The preferable temperature is favorable for forming an oxide film containing nano oxide particles on the surface of the copper powder, and the oxidized copper powder is easy to disperse and is not easy to agglomerate.
The preparation method of the yttrium oxide dispersion strengthened copper is characterized in that the mass ratio of yttrium oxide in the second step to copper powder in the first step is 1: 200-5.92: 200. the preferred mass ratio ensures the addition of yttria and facilitates the dispersion of yttria.
The preparation method of the yttrium oxide dispersion strengthened copper is characterized in that the rotation speed adopted by the two-step high-energy ball milling treatment in the second step is 450 rpm. The optimized rotating speed is beneficial to further refining the oxidized copper powder, and simultaneously, the agglomeration of yttrium oxide is effectively reduced.
The preparation method of the yttrium oxide dispersion strengthened copper is characterized in that in the fourth step, the temperature of the spark plasma sintering is 850-1050 ℃, the pressure is 40-160 MPa, and the heat preservation time is 5-30 min. The composite material prepared by the optimized technological parameters has no obvious gap and high density.
Compared with the prior art, the invention has the following advantages:
1. according to the invention, copper powder is oxidized, so that the plasticity of the copper powder is effectively reduced, and then the copper powder and yttrium oxide are subjected to high-energy ball milling treatment in two steps, so that the oxidized copper powder is further refined, yttrium oxide is more uniformly distributed in mixed powder, composite powder with copper and yttrium oxide uniformly dispersed is obtained through subsequent thermal reduction treatment and is sintered and molded, uniform dispersion of yttrium oxide is realized, agglomeration of yttrium oxide reinforcement in yttrium oxide dispersion strengthened copper is avoided, and the mechanical property of yttrium oxide dispersion strengthened copper is improved.
2. The invention adopts two-step high-energy ball milling treatment to reduce the agglomeration of the yttrium oxide and achieve the aim of uniformly dispersing the yttrium oxide.
3. The preparation process is simple and easy to realize.
The technical solution of the present invention is further described in detail by the accompanying drawings and examples.
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FIG. 1 is an SEM photograph of copper powder in example 1 of the present invention.
FIG. 2 EDS profile scan of the mixed powder prepared in example 1 of the invention.
FIG. 3 is an SEM image of a dispersion-strengthened yttrium oxide copper prepared in example 1 of the present invention.
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Example 1
The embodiment comprises the following steps:
step one, placing 200g of copper powder in an atmosphere, and carrying out oxidation treatment for 5 hours at the temperature of 250 ℃ to generate an oxide film on the surface of the copper powder to obtain oxidized copper powder;
step two, carrying out first-step high-energy ball milling treatment on the oxidized copper powder obtained in the step one, 2.96g of yttrium oxide and 60mL of ethanol for 6 hours under the condition that the rotating speed is 450rpm, then carrying out vacuum drying, adding 2.96g of yttrium oxide, carrying out second-step high-energy ball milling treatment for 6 hours under the condition that the rotating speed is 450rpm, and carrying out vacuum drying to obtain mixed powder;
step three, carrying out thermal reduction treatment on the mixed powder obtained in the step two at 400 ℃ for 4h to obtain composite powder; the reducing atmosphere adopted by the thermal reduction treatment is hydrogen-argon mixed gas with the hydrogen volume fraction of 8%;
step four, performing discharge plasma sintering on the composite powder obtained in the step three to obtain yttrium oxide dispersion strengthened copper; the temperature of the spark plasma sintering is 850 ℃, the pressure is 40MPa, and the heat preservation time is 10 min.
Fig. 1 is a SEM image of copper powder in this example, fig. 2 is an EDS scanning image of the mixed powder prepared in this example, and comparing fig. 1 and fig. 2, it can be seen that the copper powder is further refined and reduced in size after two-step high-energy ball milling treatment.
Fig. 3 is an SEM image of the yttria dispersion-strengthened copper prepared in this example, and it can be seen from fig. 3 that yttria is uniformly dispersed in the yttria dispersion-strengthened copper.
Example 2
The embodiment comprises the following steps:
step one, placing 200g of copper powder in an atmosphere, and carrying out oxidation treatment for 5 hours at the temperature of 300 ℃ to generate an oxide film on the surface of the copper powder to obtain oxidized copper powder;
step two, carrying out first-step high-energy ball milling treatment on the oxidized copper powder obtained in the step one, 0.5g of yttrium oxide and 60mL of ethanol for 6 hours under the condition that the rotating speed is 450rpm, then carrying out vacuum drying, then adding 0.5g of yttrium oxide, carrying out second-step high-energy ball milling treatment for 6 hours under the condition that the rotating speed is 450rpm, and carrying out vacuum drying to obtain mixed powder;
step three, carrying out thermal reduction treatment on the mixed powder obtained in the step two at 400 ℃ for 4h to obtain composite powder; the reducing atmosphere adopted by the thermal reduction treatment is hydrogen-argon mixed gas with the hydrogen volume fraction of 8%;
step four, performing discharge plasma sintering on the composite powder obtained in the step three to obtain yttrium oxide dispersion strengthened copper; the temperature of the spark plasma sintering is 900 ℃, the pressure is 100MPa, and the heat preservation time is 5 min.
Example 3
The embodiment comprises the following steps:
step one, placing 200g of copper powder in an atmosphere, and carrying out oxidation treatment for 5 hours at the temperature of 450 ℃ to generate an oxide film on the surface of the copper powder to obtain oxidized copper powder;
step two, carrying out first-step high-energy ball milling treatment on the oxidized copper powder obtained in the step one, 1.5g of yttrium oxide and 60mL of ethanol for 6 hours under the condition that the rotating speed is 450rpm, then carrying out vacuum drying, adding 1.5g of yttrium oxide, carrying out second-step high-energy ball milling treatment for 6 hours under the condition that the rotating speed is 450rpm, and carrying out vacuum drying to obtain mixed powder;
step three, carrying out thermal reduction treatment on the mixed powder obtained in the step two at 400 ℃ for 4h to obtain composite powder; the reducing atmosphere adopted by the thermal reduction treatment is hydrogen-argon mixed gas with the hydrogen volume fraction of 8%;
step four, performing discharge plasma sintering on the composite powder obtained in the step three to obtain yttrium oxide dispersion strengthened copper; the temperature of the discharge plasma sintering is 1050 ℃, the pressure is 160MPa, and the heat preservation time is 30 min.
The above description is only for the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the present invention in any way. Any simple modification, change and equivalent changes of the above embodiments according to the technical essence of the invention are still within the protection scope of the technical solution of the invention.

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1. A method for preparing yttrium oxide dispersion strengthened copper is characterized by comprising the following steps:
the method comprises the following steps of firstly, carrying out oxidation treatment on copper powder to generate an oxidation film on the surface of the copper powder to obtain oxidized copper powder;
step two, carrying out two-step high-energy ball milling treatment on the oxidized copper powder obtained in the step one and yttrium oxide, and then carrying out vacuum drying to obtain mixed powder;
step three, carrying out thermal reduction treatment on the mixed powder obtained in the step two to obtain composite powder;
and step four, performing discharge plasma sintering on the composite powder obtained in the step three to obtain the yttrium oxide dispersion strengthened copper.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the temperature of the oxidation treatment in the first step is 250 ℃ to 450 ℃.
3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the mass ratio of the yttrium oxide in the second step to the copper powder in the first step is 1: 200-5.92: 200.
4. the method for preparing yttrium oxide dispersion-strengthened copper according to claim 1, wherein the rotation speed of the two-step high-energy ball milling treatment in the second step is 450 rpm.
5. The method for preparing yttrium oxide dispersion strengthened copper according to claim 1, wherein the temperature of the spark plasma sintering in the fourth step is 850-1050 ℃, the pressure is 40-160 MPa, and the holding time is 5-30 min.
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