The invention discloses a preparation method and application of a high-
conductivity, high-strength and high-
toughness fine-grain Cu-W-
Y alloy, spherical Cu-
Y alloy powder is prepared by adopting an atomization method, then the Cu-
Y alloy powder and pure W
powder are mechanically alloyed to obtain precursor powder, the
mass percentage of Cu in the precursor powder is 94.25-95%, the
mass percentage of W in the precursor powder is 5%, the
mass percentage of Y in the precursor powder is 0-0.75%, the mechanical alloying time is 20-50 h, and the Cu-Y
alloy powder is obtained. And finally, the precursor powder is subjected to spark
plasma solid-phase
sintering and hot
extrusion or
hot isostatic pressing sintering, subsequent aging heat treatment is conducted, and the high-
conductivity, high-strength and high-
toughness fine-grain Cu-W-Y
alloy is obtained. High-thermal-
conductivity metal tungsten is added, due to existence of
rare earth metal yttrium,
diffusion and long-distance migration and aggregation of W atoms are hindered, aggregation and growth of W particles are inhibited, local atom arrangement of the
alloy is changed, and
distortion of a
crystal structure is increased.
Yttrium can adjust the
surface energy of
tungsten particles and increase the repulsive force among the particles, so that
small particles W are more stable, the adhesion among the particles is reduced, and the formation of large particles is inhibited.
Yttrium affects the
chemical potential of all elements in the alloy and changes the
solubility and stability of W, so that
tungsten particles are kept small in size in an alloy matrix, and the aggregation probability of the tungsten particles is reduced.
Yttrium can also improve the stability and mechanical performance of the alloy in a high-temperature environment, and the alloy is applied to a
nuclear reactor divertor.