Characterization of creep behaviour and microstructure changes in pure copper processed by equal-channel angular pressing Part I. Creep behaviour

Abstract

Coarse-grained high-purity copper was processed by equal-channel angular pressing and tested under creep conditions. It was found that the creep resistance was markedly improved.

Keywords

• Characterization
• creep
• behaviour
• and
• microstructure
• changes
• pure
• copper
• processed
• equal-channel
• angular
• pressing