Fabrication and fibre matrix interface characteristics of Cu/C(Fe) composite

Cu/C composites were successfully fabricated by three step electro-deposition. The effects of hot pressure temperature and alloy element Fe on the interface characteristic of Cu/C composite were investigated. The results showed that the hot pressure temperature and interface characteristic have a great effect on mechanical properties of the composite. The tensile strength and hardness increase firstly and then decrease with the increasing of hot pressure temperature, and a tensile rupture appears when the hot pressure temperature is 650, 700 and 900oC. The addition of alloy element Fe not only improves the tensile strength and the lateral shear strength of the Cu/C composite, but also changes the interface bond type from the physical bond type to the chemical bond type.