Mechanical and Structural Characterization of Cu-Ni-Ag/Y2O3 Composites Obtained by Powder Metallurgy

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Metal-ceramic composites are recently being used as electrode materials in solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC), which have received much attention as alternative energy sources. In this work cermets of Cu-Ni-Ag/Y2O3 were synthesized with different quantities of Ni and Ag. Various samples were prepared from pure precursors by conventional powder metallurgy processing and sintered at 800°C. The characterization by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and thermal gravimetric analyze (TGA) indicate that the presence of Y2O3 could increase the corrosion resistance of the metallic copper alloys. The copper crystalline structure presents internal strengths and possibly crystallites with different cell parameters due to the effect of thermal and mechanical treatments in presence of Y2O3. The highest electrical conductivity and highest hardness were obtained for the composition with 5% Y2O3 and 5% nickel, which increases the hardness and could contribute to the higher conductivity through a precipitation mechanism.

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Materials Science Forum (Volumes 727-728)

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