Heat treatment of CuFe2 and CuCr0.6 alloys and the effect of precipitates on the grain refinement

The results of microstructure and hardness investigations of the CuFe2 and CuCr0.6 alloys after solution and ageing treatment are presented in this paper. The variants of heat treatment as: solution at 1000°C per 3 h and ageing treatment at 500°C for 2 h and at 700°C for 24 h were chosen for severe plastic deformation process realized by rolling with the cyclic movement of rolls method. The structure of CuFe2 and CuCr0.6 alloys was analysed using scanning transmission electron microscopy, and the quantitative studies of the substructure was performed with MET-ILO software, on the basis of images acquired on scanning transmission electron microscope.