Abstract:Based on traditional twin-roll casting process, Invar/Cu clad strips were successfully fabricated by using solid Invar alloy strip and molten Cu under conditions of high temperature, high pressure and plastic deformation. A series of tests including tensile test, bending test, T-type peeling test and scanning electron microscope (SEM) and energy dispersive spectrometer (EDS) measurements were carried out to analyze the mechanical properties of Invar/Cu clad strips and the micro-morphology of tensile fracture surfaces and bonding interfaces. The results indicate that no delamination phenomenon occurs during the compatible deformation of Invar/Cu in bending test and only one stress platform exists in the tensile stress-strain curve when the bonding strength is large. On the contrary, different mechanical properties of Invar and Cu lead to delamination phenomenon during the uniaxial tensile test, which determines that two stress platforms occur on the stress-strain curve of Invar/Cu clad strips when two elements experience necking. The average peeling strength can be increased from 13.85 to 42.31 N/mm after heat treatment at 800 °C for 1 h, and the observation of the Cu side at peeling interface shows that more Fe is adhered on the Cu side after the heat treatment. All above illustrate that heat treatment can improve the strength of the bonding interface of Invar/Cu clad strips.

Key words: twin-roll casting; Invar/Cu clad strip; heat treatment; bonding interface; bonding strength