Microstructure and phase stress partition of Mo fiber reinforced CuZnAl composite

A Mo fiber reinforced CuZnAl composite was prepared by means of friction stir processing and wire drawing. Reinforcing effect of the Mo fiber and phase stress partition in the composite were investigated by means of in-situ synchrotron X-ray diffraction. The maximum elastic strain of the Mo fiber achieved was 1.8%, implying a component stress of 550 MPa on the fibers. The Mo fibers, with a volume fraction of 10%, carried 80% of stress fraction during tensile deformation. The change of modulus caused by stress-induced martensitic transformation strain resulted in redistribution of the phase stress partition between Mo fibers and CuZnAl matrix.