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Combinatorial investigation of Al–Cu intermetallics using small-scale mechanical testing
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“One of the main challenges is the formation of brittle intermetallic compounds (IMCs), such as AlCu, Al₂Cu, and Al₄Cu₉, which deteriorate the joint and compromise its reliability [5], [6], [7].”
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- Authors
- Xiao, Y., Besharatloo, H., Gan, B., Maeder, X., Spolenak, R., & Wheeler, J. M.
- Affiliations
- ETH Zurich (CH)
- Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (ES)
- China Iron and Steel Research Institute Group (CN)
- Empa (CH)
- Corresponding author
- Xiao, Yuan
- Wheeler, Jeffrey M.
- Venue
- Journal of Alloys and Compounds
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2020-05
- Volume
- 822
- Pages
- 153536
- ISSN
- 0925-8388 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2996808294
- Cited by
- 53
- References
- 1
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- 2026: 9 · 2025: 12 · 2024: 9 · 2023: 8 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 8 · 2020: 3
- FWCI
- 2.11
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.dora.lib4ri.ch
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- Journal of Alloys and Compounds (publishedVersion)
- DORA Empa (Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa)) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- UPCommons institutional repository (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Mechanical Engineering › Intermetallics and Advanced Alloy Properties
- Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Metals and Alloys › Microstructure and mechanical properties
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Mechanics of Materials › Metal and Thin Film Mechanics
- Keywords
- small-scale mechanical testing, nanoindentation, micropillar compression, diffusion couples, hardness, elastic modulus, yield stress, plastic flow, fracture toughness
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