Mechanical properties of copper/bronze laminates: Role of interfaces

Interfaces play a crucial role in mechanical behaviors of both laminated and gradient structured materials. In this work, copper/bronze laminates with varying interface spacing were fabricated by accumulative roll bonding and subsequent annealing to systematically study the interface effect on mechanical properties. Heterogeneities exist in chemical composition, grain size, hardness and texture across the interfaces. Simultaneous improvement of...