Abstract:Cu-Ag alloy is a kind of high-strength and high-conductivity alloy with important application prospects. The improvement of the properties of Cu-Ag alloy depends on the development of the deformation and heat-treatment process. However, the effect of pre-deformation before the heat treatment has not been investigated. The effects of pre-deformation on microstructure and properties after solid solution were investigated using XRD analysis, Vickers hardness, conductivity, metalloscope and scanning electron microscopy. The results show that pre-deformation promotes the recrystallization of Cu-6Ag alloy, and the grain size is obviously reduced. Meanwhile, the pre-deformation reduces the amount of Ag in Cu-6 wt% Ag alloy after aging treatment. Discontinuous precipitates are observed in samples with or without pre-deformation. The discontinuous precipitation in the pre-deformed alloy has a smaller spacing of 95±9.5nm. The hardness in pre-deformation alloy is 85.8 HV lower than that in unpre-deformation alloy. The conductivity of pre-deformed alloy is almost equal to unpre-deformation alloy which is, 90.3%IACS.