Effects of Zr, Mo and Y-Doping on Microstructure and Mechanical, Electrical Properties of Au-Pd Binary Alloy

Au-Pd alloys doped with Zr, Mo and Y, respectively, were prepared in a vacuum high frequency melting furnace. The effects of rare metal doping on Microstructure and mechanical, electrical properties of the binary alloy was investigated. X-ray diffractometer and metallographic microscopy were employed to detect the microstructures. Electric bridge and eddy current conductive instrument were employed to test the electrical resistivity and the mechanical properties of alloys were tested by AG-X100KN type tensile testing machine. The results show that adding rare metal elements into Au-Pd system could refine microstructure effectively, increase the melting point, density and electrical resistivity of the alloy, and improve mechanical properties, but the processing property of the alloy is decreased.