J Mater Sci Technol ›› 2009, Vol. 25 ›› Issue (06): 721-726.

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Tensile and Fatigue Properties of Free-Standing Cu Foils

Caiyun Dai, Xiaofei Zhu, Guangping Zhang   

  1. Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China
  • Received:2009-01-21 Revised:2009-07-17 Online:2009-11-28 Published:2009-11-24
  • Contact: Guangping Zhang
  • Supported by:

    the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 50571103 and 50890173),
    the National Basic Research Program of China (No. 2004CB619303).

Abstract:

Tensile and fatigue properties of free-standing as-rolled Cu foils were investigated by means of uniaxial tensile and dynamic bending tests. A special testing system was established to evaluate fatigue behavior of a microscale material subjected to dynamic bending load. The experimental results show that the yield strength increases, but the fracture strain and fatigue resistance decrease with decreasing foil thickness. Deformation and fatigue damage behavior was characterized. The size effect on tensile and fatigue properties of the Cu foils are evaluated to get further understanding of the mechanical behavior of the micrometer-scale metallic materials.

Key words: Cu foils, Mechanical properties, Size effect