To improve the stress relaxation resistance of the Cu-5Ni-S8n alloy, the effects of Co or P addition on its stress relaxation resistance were investigated by scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, electron backscatter diffraction), X-ray diffraction, and high-temperature creep durability tester. The results revealed that the relaxation rate increased dramatically as the temperature rose. The thermal stress relaxation resistance of Cu-15Ni-8Sn alloy was significantly improved with Co addition; After 100 h of stress relaxation tests at 200°C or 250°C, the residual stress value of the Cu-15Ni-8Sn alloy increased by 23 MPa or 22 MPa with Co addition, which was associated with the consumption of vacancies by Co atoms and the pinning effect of Co atoms on dislocation. However, at 250°C, the stress relaxation resistance of the Cu-15Ni-8Sn-0.2P alloy was lower than that of the Cu-15Ni-8Sn alloy. This difference was due to the inclusion of P, which promoted the recrystallization reaction.
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Recrystallization and the decrease of dislocation density are the major reasons for the stress relaxation of the samples.
The stress relaxation resistance of Cu-15Ni-8Sn alloy was significantly improved with Co addition.
The addition of the P element is not conducive to the improvement of thermal stress relaxation resistance.
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