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Microstructure and Properties of ZrC Nanoparticles- Strengthened WNiFe Alloys
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1.University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China;2.Institute of Solid State Physics, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China

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National Key Research and Development Program of China (2022YFE03140002, 2019YFE03110200); National Natural Science Foundation of China (52273320, 52173303, 52325103, 52171084); Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (XDB0470000); Anhui Provincial Natural Science Foundation (2308085J07); HFIPS Director's Fund (YZJJ202102, YZJJQY202306, YZJJKX202202)

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    93W-4.9Ni-2.1Fe alloys strengthened by nanoscale ZrC particles were prepared by spark-plasma-sintering (SPS) and hot rotary swaging, separately. Results show that the addition of a small number of ZrC nanoparticles can refine grains and increase the hardness of the WNiFe alloys, but hinder the formation of the γ-(Ni, Fe) phase during SPS. SPSed WNiFe and WNiFe-ZrC alloys are brittle at room temperature, while the swaged WNiFe and WNiFe-0.5ZrC (wt%) alloys are ductile. At 400 °C, the swaged WNiFe-0.5ZrC alloy exhibits both higher tensile strength and better ductility than the swaged WNiFe. The nanoscale particles distributed in the W grains and γ-(Ni, Fe) phase provide a good pinning effect, which enhances the strength. The thermal conductivity of swaged WNiFe-0.5ZrC is only 71 W·m-1·K-1 at room temperature, but it increases to about 100 W·m-1·K-1 at 800 °C, which is close to that of pure W (121 W·m-1·K-1). These results show the potential of WNiFe alloys as plasma-facing materials in fusion reactor.

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[Yang Run, Wang Hui, Liu Rui, Wu Xuebang, Wang Xianping, Fang Qianfeng, Liu Changsong. Microstructure and Properties of ZrC Nanoparticles- Strengthened WNiFe Alloys[J]. Rare Metal Materials and Engineering,2025,54(7):1661~1670.]
DOI:10.12442/j. issn.1002-185X.20240635

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  • Received:September 30,2024
  • Revised:January 13,2025
  • Adopted:January 21,2025
  • Online: July 01,2025
  • Published: June 23,2025